about time

Meaning

1. Oxford90% of films

   used to say that sth should have happened before now

In the movies · 34

• It's about time, too, you deserve a bit of luck.Beautiful Thing1996
• ...to the Egyptian fleet. -lt's about time.Cleopatra1963
• It's about time.Swingers1996
• It's about time.The Fall Guy2024
• About time too.Pride2014
• It's about time. Serious?Spider-Man: Far From Home2019
• About time, don't you think?Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009
• It's about time, son.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005

Learn it in full scenes

• Beautiful Thing1996
  • Sandra Catches the Boys Bunking Off
  • Neighbours Shout Over Leah's Music
  • Jamie and Steven Read in Bed
• Swingers1996
  • Rob Explains the No-Call Rule
  • Trent Talks Mike Into Vegas
  • Trent Schools Mike in Vegas

From the same entry

• against time
• ahead of time
• ahead of your time
• all the time
• at all times
• at the best of times
• at the same time
• at a time
• at my, your, his, time of life
• at times
• before my, your, his, time
• behind the times

More idioms

• it's no use
• the hard way
• same here
• get this
• lose your temper
• not to mention
• first things first
• look good
• anything like
• slip your mind
• cross your mind
• i wish