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| English | Russian |
| all in good time | каждому овощу своё время |
| all in good time | всякое семя знает своё время |
| all in good time | всякому овощу своё время |
| it's good to have mustard in time, not after dinner | дорога ложка к обеду (contrast: after dinner (or meat), mustard. after death, the doctor. slow help is no help. when the house is burned down, you bring water. when a thing is done, advice comes too late. Used to mean: that is good what is in time) |
| make provision for a rainy day but in good time | готовь сани летом, а телегу зимой (used as advice to mean: it is wise to do things beforehand, ahead of time) |