(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
Orla (2)-Danish
Paulinha-Portuguese
Colin (1)KAHL-in (Scottish, Irish, English), KOL-in (English)Scottish, Irish, English
Reshmi-Indian, Hindi, Bengali
AgnÉ-Lithuanian
Sanem-Turkish