(only) time will tell
idiom
—used to say that the results of a situation will be known only after a certain amount of time has passed
"Will he be OK?" "I don't know. Only time will tell."
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Whether the two are keeping things under wraps or have called it quits all together, only time will tell.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Only time will tell if this is a genuine strategic alliance or another double-cross in the making.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Only time will tell, but the costume itself feels like a real queen’s gambit.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Only time will tell if GLP-1 drugs are headed for those fates, Palakodeti says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Only time will tell if this is a genuine strategic alliance or another double-cross in the making.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Only time will tell, but the costume itself feels like a real queen’s gambit.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Only time will tell if GLP-1 drugs are headed for those fates, Palakodeti says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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“(only) time will tell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28only%29%20time%20will%20tell. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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