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(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."
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Timoti | | - | Maori |
| Tomi | | TO-mee (Finnish) | Finnish, Hungarian, Welsh |
| Zosimus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Antipater | | an-TI-pə-tər (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Zephania | | - | Southern African |
| Leudagar | | - | Ancient Germanic |