Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Todo a su tiempo.»
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.
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.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.