Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Todo a su tiempo.»
¿Cómo se dice «Todo a su tiempo» en inglés? Everything in its own time.
Word for word
Everything in its time.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Everything in its own time.
Used to calm someone who is rushing or impatient. It reminds them that things will happen when they're supposed to.
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Also said as
- Todo llega a su debido tiempo.
- Cada cosa a su tiempo.
Hear it in a sentence
No presiones al niño para que camine; todo a su tiempo.
Don't pressure the child to walk; everything in its time.
More Spanish sayings
- A su tiempo maduran las uvas. — Everything ripens in its own time.
- Hay que darle tiempo al tiempo. — Give it time; be patient.
- No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano. — Things happen in their own time.
- La paciencia todo lo alcanza. — Patience achieves everything.
- Nadie nace sabiendo. — Nobody is born knowing everything.
More: Spanish sayings about time and patience
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