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At full time vs In the fullness of time

at full timereaching the normal mass or dimension:

  • At full time the fetus weighs from six and one-half to eight pounds.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase full time

1. the regular number of hours allotted to daily or weekly work:

  • All the factories we visited were running full time.

2. (also: high time) time when smth. should be done at once:

  • The vessel is going to pieces, and it is full time for all who can, to leave her.

in the fullness of timeat the proper or destined time:

  • In the fullness of time, your children and your in-laws become friends.