- it's high time that
- spoken
used for saying that something should be done soon, because it is already past the time when it should have been done
It's high time we got a pay rise!
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it's high time that — it’s high time that spoken phrase used for saying that something should be done soon, because it is already past the time when it should have been done It’s high time we got a pay rise! Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: high … Useful english dictionary
it is high time that — ► it is high time that it is past the time when something should have happened or bee n done. Main Entry: ↑high … English terms dictionary
it is high time that - — it is past the time when something should have happened or been done it was high time that she faced the facts … Useful english dictionary
it is high time that —— — it is past the time when something should have happened or been done. → high … English new terms dictionary
high time — Meaning The appropriate time (that something should be done). Origin From Shakespeare s Comedy of Errors. ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE: There s none but witches do inhabit here; And therefore tis high time that I were hence. She that doth call me… … Meaning and origin of phrases
high time — /haɪ ˈtaɪm / (say huy tuym) noun 1. the right time; the time just before it is too late: it s high time that was done. 2. Colloquial an enjoyable and lively time: a high old time at the party …
high time — the time before something should already have been done It is high time that we spent some time cleaning up our house … Idioms and examples
High time — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high time — noun the latest possible moment (Freq. 1) it is high time you went to work • Hypernyms: ↑time * * * the appropriate time or past the appropriate time: It s high time he got out of bed. * * * high time noun 1. Quite time (that something were done) … Useful english dictionary
it's high time — informal ◇ If it s high time to do something, it is time to do something that should have been done a long time ago. It s high time we made some changes around here. It s high time (that) you cleaned your room. • • • Main Entry: ↑high it s high… … Useful english dictionary
