(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
Silvia	SEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Stig	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gracia	GRAH-thyah (Spanish), GRAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Mahli	MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English)	Biblical
Ginette	-	French
Folke	FOL-ke (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish