Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
about-time
Phrase
/əˈbaʊt taɪm/
Definition
An idiomatic expression used to indicate that something should have happened much earlier than it actually did.
Examples
- It’s about time you arrived—I’ve been waiting for over an hour!
- After years of hard work, he was promoted at about time.
Meaning
It implies that someone has finally done something that was overdue or expected for a long time.
Synonyms
- finally
- high time
- at last
