it is high time
it is high time
It is the appropriate time (that something happen); it is long overdue (that something happen). Thank you for a lovely meal, but it's high time for us to start heading home. It is high time that someone gives him the punishment he deserves!
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it's high time
Rur. it is about the right time for something. It's high time we were leaving. It's high time you started thinking about saving for your old age.
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it is high time that
it is past the time when (something should have happened or been done).Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
it’s ˌhigh/aˌbout ˈtime (that)...
(spoken) used for saying that something should be done or happen immediately or very soon: It’s high time that this room was properly cleaned! ♢ So you’ve started work! It’s about time! (= you should have started a long time ago).See also: high
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