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it's about time

it's about time interjection: used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.

Interjection

it's about time!

  1. (idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.
    • So Johnny has finally learned the alphabet - it's about time too, he's 6!

Questions about it's about time

What does it's about time mean?
It's about time means used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.
What part of speech is it's about time?
It's about time is an interjection.

Words near it's about time in the dictionary

  1. it's a matter of time
  2. it's a pleasure
  3. it's a question of time
  4. it's a small world
  5. it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it
  6. it's about time
  7. it's all Chinese to me
  8. it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye
  9. it's all g
  10. it's all go
  11. it's all good

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