have time on one's side

Meanings:

• 1.

  USUKGeneralidiomaticneutral
  • To have plenty of time to accomplish something; to be unhurried because there is sufficient time.

• 2.

  USUKGeneralidiomaticneutral
  • To be in a situation that is likely to become more favorable as time passes; to have the passage of time working to one's advantage.