it's about time

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪts əˈbaʊt taɪm/

Interjection

it's about time!

(idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.

Translations

expression of impatience

Chinese:
Mandarin: 是時候, 是时候 (shì shíhou)
Dutch: het werd tijd, dat werd tijd, eindelijk (nl)
Finnish: on korkea aika, lopultakin, vihdoinkin
French: c'est pas trop tôt (fr), ce n'est pas trop tôt (fr), j'ai failli attendre (fr), il était temps
Icelandic: mikið var!, það var mikið!, það er mál til komið!, mál til komið!
Italian: era ora!

Latvian: beidzot!, sen jau bija laiks!
Portuguese: já era hora, já era tempo
Russian: наконец-то! (nakon'éc-to)
Slovak: no konečne!, je na čase!
Spanish: ya va siendo hora
Swedish: det är/var på tiden (sv)

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