(it's) about time



(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."
See also: time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Timoti-Maori
TomiTO-mee (Finnish)Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh
Zosimus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Antipateran-TI-pə-tər (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Zephania-Southern African
Leudagar-Ancient Germanic