(it's) about time

An expression used to emphasize that something should have occurred a long time ago. Well, it's about time you got here—I've been waiting for an hour! It's about time that high schools taught their students about basic banking and finance. A: "He finally moved out of his parents' house." B: "About time! He's 40 years old."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Emilio	e-MEE-lyo (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Ignaas	ikh-NAH:S	Dutch
Cesarino	che-sah-REE-no	Italian
Alleyne	[æ'li:n]
Daniyah	-	Arabic
Sanjin	-	Croatian