(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
Matthaios	-	Biblical Greek
Nestore	-	Italian
Meginrat	-	Ancient Germanic
Averil	['ævəril]
Sigurd	SEE-gurd (Swedish)	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology
Adolph	['ædɔlf]