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(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

See also: time

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