time on one's side不趕時間；有的是時間on one's side是跟某人站在一邊，也就是「對某人有利」。所以，time on one's side是在表達「某人有充分的時間」（時間對他有利），通常與動詞have連用。這個習語也可以用句子表示，說成Time is on one's side.
看看老外聊天時怎麼用time on one's side:
Gary: Why are you still here? You should be working on your paper.
Holly: Prof. Lin gave us an extra week so I have time on my side.
Gary: So are you planning to finish it in the nick of time?
Holly: No. It's half written already. I' II finish it in no time.
Gary: Anyway, you'd better do it early.
加裡：你怎麼還在這裡？你應該在寫報告才對吧。
霍莉：林教授多給我們一個星期，所以我有的是時間。
加裡：所以你打算在最後一刻才完成嗎？
霍莉：不是啊，我已經寫一半了，很快就能寫完。
加裡：無論如何，你最好早點完成。
time on one's side例句精選：
Time is on my side, but, beware, I don't have too much patience.
我有足夠的時間，但小心點，我沒有太多耐心。
That means the Vickers plan does not have time on its side.
這意味著，約翰爵士沒有多少時間。
You have time on your side. You can always start over.
你有的是時間，隨時都可以從頭來過。
拓展學習：
unhurried 不慌不忙的
amble 從容漫步
stressed 感到有壓力的
in favor of 有利於
in no lack of不缺乏 go easy on 寬容
be hard on 嚴苛