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time is on one's side en · X

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  1. Used to refer that someone will eventually win against an opponent by waiting for the opponent's eventual defeat.
    • Well, time is on my side, yes it is / Time is on my side, yes it is / 'Cause I got the real love, the kind that you need 1964, “Time Is on My Side”, Jimmy Norman (lyrics), Jerry Ragovoy (music), performed by The Rolling Stones:
    • The tyrant may have won, but eventually, he will grow old and die. His regime will tear itself to pieces, as the same tyrant's army will fight itself over whoever will succeed him. Time is on the people's side.