about time

释义

1. 牛津电影里 90%

   早该发生；早该如此

   used to say that sth should have happened before now

电影里这样说 · 34 部

• 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

在完整场景里学

• 美好事物1996
  • 孩子逃课，妈妈圆谎：bunk off（逃学）
  • 邻居为噪音吵起来：get some kip（睡一会儿）
  • 同床夜读互相试探：top and tail（头脚错开挤着睡）
• 摇摆者1996
  • 纠结要不要打那通电话：there's the rub（难就难在这儿）
  • 被兄弟拽去维加斯：get out of Dodge（离开这个鬼地方）
  • 老派赌场里装大款：look like the money（看着像大款）

同一词条的短语

• 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

习语频道里接下来

• 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