where have you been

Meaning

1. Editorial95% of films

   Ask someone, often with worry, relief, or annoyance, to explain an absence or why they are late.

2. Editorial5% of films

   Exclaim, usually as “where have you been all my life,” that someone or something is wonderful and you wish you had found them sooner.

In the movies · 88

• We were worried sick! Where have you been? It's so late!Inside Out2015
• -Hey, Leanne. -Peter. Where have you been?I Love You, Man2009
• -Sonny, it's Michael. -Where have you been?The Godfather1972
• Where have you been?Jurassic World2015
• Where have you been?The Secret Life of Walter Mitty2013
• Where have you been?Shutter Island2010
• Where have you been?Detachment2011
• Where have you been?Victor Frankenstein2015

Learn it in full scenes

• Inside Out2015
  • Broccoli on the Pizza
  • Sadness Nearly Touches a Core Memory
  • Riley Introduces Herself and Cries
• I Love You, Man2009
  • Peter Proposes to Zooey
  • Peter Misses the Joshua Tree Trip
  • Peter Tries to Make Friends
• The Godfather1972
  • Bonasera Asks for Justice
  • Woltz Refuses Johnny the Role
  • Vito Refuses Sollozzo's Deal

More everyday phrases

• between you and me
• you okay
• we have to go
• good night
• let's get out of here
• we'll see
• wait and see
• what do you know
• be my guest
• like it or not
• forget about it
• do you hear me