in a time to come

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We believe that we may meet again in a time to come, and perhaps we shall find somewhere a land where we can live together and both be content.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

"When the waters are dried up from off the earth, there will in a time to come arise a certain righteous man who shall dry up the world, and then I shall want it."

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

But what need is there to talk to you of these matters, Macumazahn, seeing that in a time to come you will have your share in them and see them for yourself?

From Child of Storm by Haggard, Henry Rider

There were a few bubbles, and we sat regarding each other in the quiet of a time which had been long dead, waiting for something to happen in a time to come.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

This part of Kentucky is the most remarkable portion of the known world, and although now neglected, in a time to come is surely destined to an extended distinction.

From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri