How to Pronounce "time will tell"
expression
ˈtaɪm/ /ˈwɪɫ/, /wəɫ/ /ˈtɛɫ
TYM-wil-TEL
tˈaɪm/ /wˈɪl/ /tˈɛl
TYM-wil-TEL
Definition
This expression means that only in the future will we know the answer or outcome to something uncertain now.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtaɪm/ /ˈwɪɫ/, /wəɫ/ /ˈtɛɫ
British English
tˈaɪm/ /wˈɪl/ /tˈɛl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TYM-wil-TEL
UK
TYM-wil-TEL
Listen in Context
Only time will tell if the medicine works.
We don't know if they will win—time will tell.
Is this the right decision? Time will tell.
Maybe he'll change his mind—time will tell.