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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'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! … 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
