about time

about time
{n. phr.} Finally, but later than it should have been; at last. * /Mother said, "It's about time you got up, Mary."/ * /The basketball team won last night. About time./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • about time — 1) spoken used for showing that you are annoyed because something has happened later than it should Here they are, and about time too. 2) used for saying that someone should do something soon Isn t it about time we got a new car? …   English dictionary

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