In Do (or Due?) Time

Posted by R. Berg on April 14, 2001

In Reply to: In Do (or Due?) Time posted by LightHeart on April 14, 2001

: Haven't found this one on the site. Can anyone provide any insight? It seems to have a Biblical ring to it.

: Thanks very much.
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: LightHeart
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This is certainly a cliche, and the spelling is "due." Part of the definition for that sense of "due" in the unabridged Webster's Dict., 1934, is "adapted to the need; adequate; sufficient." The phrase sounds slightly formal and archaic; these days people are more likely to say "All in good time." I don't know about a Biblical connection.