(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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With the hotel just opening, time will tell if the goal of becoming one of the top sustainable travel choices in the country will be fulfilled. —

Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024 Only time will tell where Soto is going to spend the next decade of his career. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Whether Mercedes' in-drive brakes become a new standard or ends up as a premium upgrade for affluent EV buyers, only time will tell. —

New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024 Gibson and several of his colleagues including Carroll County State’s Attorney Haven Shoemaker and Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger agree only time will tell. —

Maxine Streicher, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for (only) time will tell

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