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when the time comes

when the time comes prepositional phrase: at the appropriate time; in due time; in good time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. At the appropriate time; in due time; in good time.

Questions about when the time comes

What does when the time comes mean?
When the time comes means at the appropriate time; in due time; in good time.
What part of speech is when the time comes?
When the time comes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near when the time comes in the dictionary

  1. when the chips are down
  2. when the going gets tough, the tough get going
  3. when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
  4. when the looting starts, the shooting starts
  5. when the music stops
  6. when the time comes
  7. when they go low, we go high
  8. when they go low, we go lower
  9. when they go low, we go submarine
  10. when two Fridays come together
  11. when two Sundays come together

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