Meaning of matter of time | Babel Free
Definitions
An inevitable result; something that is bound to happen.
idiomatic, uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Frage der Zeit
Español
cuestión de tiempo
Suomi
ajan kysymys
Français
question de temps
Italiano
questione di tempo
日本語
時間の問題
Nederlands
kwestie van tijd
Русский
вопро́с вре́мени
Svenska
tidsfråga
Türkçe
an meselesi
Examples
“DUKAT: I blame no one but myself. I was indiscreet. I compromised myself and have been punished accordingly. If someone under my command had behaved so outrageously, I would do the same thing to him. Besides, I assure you, this is only a temporary setback. Everything I have lost, I will regain. It's only a matter of time.”
“In a matter of time it would slip from my mind / In and out of my life, you would slip from my mind / In a matter of time”
“Dortmund continued to control proceedings, however, and it looked only a matter of time before they would break through.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.