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Significado de. (it's) about time. en inglés. (it's) about time. idiom. Add to word list. Add to word list. (it is) past the time when something should have happened: It’s about time she got a job.
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Inglés. Español. It's about timeinterj. informal (impatience) (impaciencia) ya era hora expr. ya iba siendo hora de expr. It's about time you returned my book! Ya era hora de que me devolvieras el libro.
- A Question / Matter of Time
- About Time
- A Sign of The Times
- Once in A Blue Moon
- Ahead of Time
- In The Dead of Night
- Behind The Times
- A Whale of A Time
- Call It A Day / Night
- Nearer The Time
If we say something is a question of time or a matter of time, it means it is inevitable. It is sure to happen at some point in the future. See also: Sometime vs some time
The idiom about timeis used to say that it’s the right time for something to happen, or that it should have happened long ago. When spoken, there is usually more emphasis on the phrase when the latter meaning is intended. When written, it’s down to you to determine the meaning from the context.
This one is actually an idiom from the Bible. A sign of the timesis something that represents or signifies the current period in time, usually in a negative way. See also: Anymore vs any more
Once in a blue moon means very rarely or almost never. This time idiom has quite complex origins, which you can read more about here.
If you do something ahead of time, it means it is complete before the deadline or with plenty of time to spare.
This night idiom doesn’t refer to a specific time, but just generally to the time of night when people are sleeping and the world is quiet. It’s often the case that things that happen in the dead of nightare illicit, illegal, or spooky. It’s a good example of a scary idiomto use, perhaps at Halloween or when telling ghost stories.
Someone who is behind the timesis old-fashioned and not up-to-date with modern technology, practices, or views. You might say that such a person needs to get with the times.
If you’re having a whale of a time, you are really enjoying yourself and having an exceptionally fun experience. Find some more idioms with animalshere.
If you call it a day, you stop what you are doing for that day. We use the time idiom call it a nightin the same way. Once you call it a night, you can use one of these sleep idiomsto talk about going to bed.
The phrase nearer the timerefers to a point in time closer to when a particular event or occasion will be happening. You would usually use this when planning ahead for something. If you don’t have a lot of time, one of the most common ways to express this is to say that you are short on time or short for time. Here are some other time idioms to use...
6 de may. de 2016 · "It's about time" is very commonly used to indicate something is past due: (it is) past the time when something should have happened: It’s about time she got a job. It's mildly sarcastic, because the other meaning is that it's the proper time: Long past the right time; also, approximately the right time.
Traducción de "It's about time" en español. Adverbio. ya era hora. ya es hora. que es hora es cuestión de tiempo ya va siendo hora. Mostrar más. It's about time somebody held these agencies to a higher standard. Ya era hora de que alguien exigiera a esas oficinas más nivel. It's about time you start raising a family of little swimmers.
idiom. Add to word list. Add to word list. (it is) past the time when something should have happened: It’s about time she got a job. (Definition of (it's) about time from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
