hali vakti yerinde

English translation: (his) situation (and) time (are) in place

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Turkish term or phrase:	hali vakti yerinde
English translation:	(his) situation (and) time (are) in place
Entered by:	Hellinas

21:19 Nov 30, 2014

Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Turkish idiom

Turkish term or phrase: hali vakti yerinde

I know that this means prosperous or well off. But can a contributor give me a literal translation of the phrase, please? I find it difficult to figure out.
This is an example in context:-
- Acelesi mi var, anne? Biraz düşünsem ne olur sanki?
- Yavrum, çocuğun evi var, arabası var, fıstık gibi işi var, hali vakti yerinde, eli yüzü düzgün, sana da deli gibi âşık... Daha ne istiyorsun, Allahtan belanı mı istiyorsun?
To save me asking another question, I know that it means 'what else do you expect?' Is it a common idiom?

Hellinas KudoZ activity Questions: 492 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 02:17

(his) situation (and) time (are) in place

Explanation:
My translation is exactly literal as you have requested.
This is a very common idiom.
The words in parentheses are not present in the source phrase, I have included them in order to provide a better understanding.

Selected response from:

Selçuk Dilşen
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:17

Grading comment

All the answers were correct but only two (Selçuk's & Harold's answered my original question. Selçuk's had slightly more precision than Harold's. As usual, thanks for all for their submissions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

well to do

Aziz Kural

well-to-do/ in comfortable circumstances

Harold Lemel

financially comfortable / well off

Mehmet Hascan

(his) situation (and) time (are) in place

Selçuk Dilşen

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

8 mins confidence:

well to do

Explanation:
Preferably.
Daha ne istiyorsun what else do you want - it is used a lot.
Selam,
Aziz

Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Local time: 04:17
Native speaker of:

Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4

13 mins confidence:

well-to-do/ in comfortable circumstances

Explanation:
But in terms of the literal meanings you asked about, perhaps:

everything in terms of situation (hali) and time (vakti) are as they should be (or: .....are in order).

Harold Lemel
United States
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

financially comfortable / well off

Explanation:
financially comfortable / well off

Mehmet Hascan
Ireland
Local time: 02:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 64

13 hrs confidence:

(his) situation (and) time (are) in place

Selçuk Dilşen
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of:

Turkish

Grading comment

All the answers were correct but only two (Selçuk's & Harold's answered my original question. Selçuk's had slightly more precision than Harold's. As usual, thanks for all for their submissions.

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