ProverbWisdom
German origin
German originKommt Zeit, kommt Rat
Meaning: Give it time and the answer will come; no need to decide now.
Literally: When time comes, counsel comes
Example: “Wir wissen noch nicht, wo wir im Sommer wohnen. Kommt Zeit, kommt Rat.” — We don't know yet where we'll live this summer: we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Equivalents in English, French, and Japanese
English: Cross that bridge when you come to it
French: Chaque chose en son temps (literally: Each thing in its time)
Japanese: その時はその時 (Sono toki wa sono toki) (literally: That time is that time)
Origin: Rat is advice or a way out: wait, and with time the solution turns up. The two halves rhyme in rhythm if not in sound.
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