Meanings
adverbabout time (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableoftensarcasticFar past the desired time.
Our food has finally arrived. ― (And) about time (too), if you ask me! We've been waiting about 45 minutes for it!
Synonyms: high time, not a moment too soon
- not comparableClose to the right time.
It's about time for the wedding to start, let's run to the church.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbFar past the desired time.
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Translations
Catalan ja era hora, ja es hora
- ja era horaclose to the right time
- ja es horaclose to the right time
Danish på tide, tid
- på tidefar past the desired time
- tidclose to the right time
Dutch eindelijk, ongeveer tijd
- eindelijkfar past the desired time
- ongeveer tijdclose to the right time
- haast zoverclose to the right time
Finnish oli jo aikakin, melkein aika
- oli jo aikakinfar past the desired time
- melkein aikaclose to the right time
French il était temps, pas trop tôt
- il était tempsfar past the desired time
- pas trop tôtfar past the desired time
- enfinclose to the right time
- il est grand temps queclose to the right time
Greek καιρός ήταν
- καιρός ήταν (kairós ítan)far past the desired time
Hungarian épp ideje, legfőbb ideje
- épp idejefar past the desired time
- legfőbb idejefar past the desired time
- mindjártclose to the right time
- hamarosanclose to the right time
Irish is mithid
- is mithidfar past the desired time
Italian era ora, sarebbe ora
- era orafar past the desired time
- sarebbe oraclose to the right time
Latin est tempus illud de
- est tempus illud declose to the right time
Norwegian Bokmål på tide, omtrent tiden
- på tidefar past the desired time
- omtrent tidenclose to the right time
Polish najwyższy czas, najwyższy czas
- najwyższy czasfar past the desired time
- najwyższy czasclose to the right time
- o czasieclose to the right time
Portuguese já era hora, já era tempo
- já era horafar past the desired time
- já era tempofar past the desired time
- já não era sem tempofar past the desired time
- quase na horaclose to the right time
- está na horaclose to the right time
Russian давно́ пора́
- давно́ пора́ (davnó porá)close to the right time
Scottish Gaelic tha an t-àm aig
- tha an t-àm aigfar past the desired time
Spanish hora
- horaclose to the right time
Swedish på tiden, dags
- på tidenfar past the desired time
- dagsclose to the right time
Welsh hen bryd
- hen brydfar past the desired time
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APA
about time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/about%20time
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“about time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/about%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “about time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/about%20time.
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