Meaning of ONLY TIME WILL TELL - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English we have a saying, "Only time
will tell.", and we use this when we're talking
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about the future and we're talking about something
where we don't know what will happen.
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So let's say that you have a favourite soccer
team or a favourite football team.
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And someone says, "Do you think that they'll
win the championship this season?"
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One way to respond would be to say, "Only
time will tell."
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Or maybe you have a son or daughter who's
in university and someone asks you, "Do you
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think they'll finish their university term
with good grades?"
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You could respond by saying, "Only time will
tell."
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Hopefully they finish it with really good
grades.
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So when you're talking about the future and
you're talking about a situation where you
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don't know how things will turn out.
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You can say, "Only time will tell."
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