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time is on one's side

time is on one's side phrase: used to refer that someone will eventually win against an opponent by waiting for the opponent's eventual defeat.

Phrase

time is on one's side

  1. Used to refer that someone will eventually win against an opponent by waiting for the opponent's eventual defeat.
    • The tyrant may have won, but eventually, he will grow old and die. His regime will tear itself to pieces, as the same tyrant's army will fight itself over whoever will succeed him. Time is on the people's side.
    • Well, time is on my side, yes it is / Time is on my side, yes it is / 'Cause I got the real love, the kind that you need1964, “Time Is on My Side”, Jimmy Norman (lyrics), Jerry Ragovoy (music), performed by The Rolling Stones

Questions about time is on one's side

What does time is on one's side mean?
Time is on one's side means used to refer that someone will eventually win against an opponent by waiting for the opponent's eventual defeat.
What part of speech is time is on one's side?
Time is on one's side is a phrase.

Words near time is on one's side in the dictionary

  1. time is a flat circle
  2. time is a great healer
  3. time is a great healer of all wounds
  4. time is money
  5. time is of the essence
  6. time is on one's side
  7. time is ripe
  8. time is short
  9. time is the great healer
  10. time is ticking
  11. time is up

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