give it time

Results need patience

Give it time is advice to be patient, suggesting that a situation will improve or resolve with the passage of time.

Often offered as reassurance when someone is struggling or disappointed: You'll get the hang of it—just give it time.

The phrase implies that rushing won't help and that waiting is the appropriate response.

Related

trust · slow · take it slow · breathe · eventually · soon · this too shall pass · settle · unfold · good things come · grow · mend · recover · simmer · sleep on it · mature · develop · rest

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Opposites
action orientation

give it timepush it

Exceed safe boundaries

make it happen · intervene · take action · do something · take control

Family

give, gives, gave, given, giving, giver, givers, forgive, forgives

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G