only when

Adverb

Meaning

never except when

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

only only if

Examples

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. Epictetus

You need Power, only when you want to do something harmful otherwise Love is enough to get everything done. Charlie Chaplin

When God sees that we are proud and arrogant, He allows for the presence of temptations in our life. He will take them away from us, only when He sees that we humble ourselves. Paisios of Mount Athos

Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money. Native American Proverb

Only when the tree is big and strong can you tether a cow to it. Liberia Proverb

It is only when someone kills a madman that people will know he has relatives. Rwandan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

only true facts only true information only true story only with hands only with machines only-begotten