in truth

English

Adverb

in truth (comparative more in truth, superlative most in truth)

1. truthfully, to tell the truth, in fact.
   • 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, BBC Sport:

     In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove decisive.