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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 |
| Justyna | | yuws-TI-nah | Polish |
| Dionysios | | - | Greek, Ancient Greek |
| Vidar | | VEE-dahr (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology |
| Bonita | | [bə'ni:tə] | |
| Luigino | | - | Italian |
| Katelin | | KAYT-lin | English (Modern) |