水到渠成

shuǐ dào qú chéng

things fall into place in their own time

Character by character

水shuǐ
water

到dào
arrive

渠qú
channel

成chéng
form

先把基础打好，以后自然水到渠成。

Lay the groundwork first, and the rest will follow naturally.

Tone: neutral.

Common in love too: 感情到了，结婚就水到渠成.

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