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time will tell

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Time will tell.
something that you say which means that the result of something will be clear after a period of time. I don't know if this marriage will work, but time will tell. Only time will tell if the business will be successful.
See also: tell, time
(only) time will tell
it is necessary to wait to find out something. Farmers are experimenting with a new type of corn, and only time will tell whether it's better than the old one.
See also: tell, time
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How or why he enchanted us, no one knows, but time will tell, and I suspect that time is not far off.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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