Enjoying oneself before things actually start? (2,4,4)
I believe the answer is:
in good time
'enjoying oneself before things actually start?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'before things actually start?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'before' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'start?' could be 'go' ('go' can be a synonym of 'start') and 'go' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for in good time that I've seen before include "How the drummer should play" , "Without risk of being late" , "Certainly not late" , "Quite early enough" , "Quickly" .)