到时候 (when the time comes)

Park it for later

• A，when the moment comes到时候dào shí hòu + B = "when the time comes / by then …".
• 别急bié jí，when the moment comes到时候dào shí hòuto say again再说zài shuō = "don't worry, we'll deal with it when the time comes."
• when the moment comes到时候dào shí hòu points to a future moment to handle things.

A，when the moment comes到时候dào shí hòu + B

• when the moment comes到时候dào shí hòu defers B to the relevant future point.

don't别biéworry急jí，when the time comes到时候dào shí houthen再zàitalk说shuō。

• when the moment comes到时候dào shí hòuto say again再说zài shuō = "we'll see when the time comes."

Recap

Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Adverbs.