Dicho español · Spanish proverb

«El tiempo pone todo en su sitio.»

Word for word

Time puts everything in its place.

What it really means

The closest English equivalent: Time puts everything in its place.

Used to reassure someone going through a difficult or unfair situation that eventually justice or clarity will come with time.

Hear it in a sentence

No te preocupes por lo que dijo, el tiempo pone todo en su sitio.

Don't worry about what he said, time puts everything in its place.

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