in your own good time

in your own (good) time spoken phrase

when you are ready and not before This expression is often used humorously for telling someone that you are waiting for them to do something

In your own time, start the engine and put the car into gear.

Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to hurry_synonym

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in your own (good) time

: at the time that is right or appropriate for you and not sooner

He'll make a decision in his own good time.

Everything happens in its own time.

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in your own (good) ˈtime idiom

(informal) when you are ready and not sooner

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Don't hassle him! He'll do it in his own good time.

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