about time

(it's) about time

(spoken)

this should have happened long ago It's about time that women's sports were treated the same as men's. I think it's about time that our country invested in education.

Usage notes: often used to show someone is annoyed by a situation, as in the examples

Related vocabulary: at (long) last

about time

Long past the right time; also, approximately the right time. Thus, It's about time you went to bed can mean either that you should have gone to bed much earlier (often stated with emphasis on the word time), or that now is the appropriate time for you to retire. [Early 1900s] For a synonym, see high time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Herry	-	Medieval English
Azar	-	Persian
Frederick	FRED-ə-rik, FRED-rik	English
Cassandra	[kə'sændrə]
Audovacar	-	Ancient Germanic
Kenneth	['keniθ]