a matter of time

基本解釋

But what we can do is continue to squeeze Colonel Qaddafi, show resolve and make it clear that his departure is only a matter of time.
但是，我們唯一能做的就是給卡扎菲持續(xù)施壓，顯示決心，無容置疑的使其明白下臺只是時間問題。
For that reason, it was only a matter of time until the technologies of the network would reinforce this natural tendency, and accelerate it.
由于這個原因，網絡技術將會加強這個網絡時代的“自然規(guī)律”，并加速它的進程，而這一切都只是時間問題。
But I think it was just a matter of time and experience.
但是我認為這只是一個時間和經驗的問題。

Army commanders say it is only a matter of time before the Taliban-style group would be completely destroyed.
Let's assume that we know that this thing is going to be paid, so it's a matter of simple time.
我們假設這份承諾會被兌現(xiàn),這只是時間的問題
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節(jié)選
Okay, so 1 is a viable answer in some contacts that needs constant time, the same amount of time no matter what.
在需要常量時間的情況下,答案是1，不管怎樣，總時間是,相同的。
哈佛公開課 - 計算機科學課程節(jié)選

For those newcomers who have not yet found their perch, it is only a matter of time.
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