(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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for (only) time will tell

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