Talk:in process of time

RFD discussion: March–August 2016
"In the course of time; as time goes on; gradually; in due course."

The entry gives OED as a reference but the OED entry (at process) suggests that the expression is open with regard to what goes in the time slot, whether in or by is the initial preposition, and whether the of phrase is required at all.

Either the OED is in effect offering a model for how we should present such highly variable constructions or this isn't a well defined idiom. DCDuring TALK 17:20, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. bd2412 T 18:27, 11 August 2016 (UTC)
 * RFD failed. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 20:03, 26 August 2016 (UTC)