| 单词 | about time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasabout time a. about time: (a) approximately the right or suitable time (for a specified event or circumstance); (b) colloquial (originally with some irony) long past the right time; used to suggest that the event or circumstance in question should have come about much earlier, or is long overdue; frequently as a separate utterance (often with too). ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > late or too late lateOE behindc1330 overlatea1400 lately?1440 arrear1477 behindhandc1550 tarde1557 lateward1572 tardy1586 too-late1620 out of time1760 tardily1821 not before time1837 postponedly1851 about time1856 belatedly1896 1807 Caitiff of Corsica i. iv. 62 Come, now it is about time to repair to the Assembly. 1820 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 11 Mar. (advt.) As it is about time you were getting your hay seeds together, it would give us pleasure to assist you in supplying you with [etc.]. 1843 Knickerbocker July 35 Having pulled heartily thus far, we considered it ‘about time’ to take a small pull at the brandy-bottle. 1846 F. Trollope Robertses on their Trav. I. i. 11 ‘But never mind, with my management I dare say I shall make it do.’ ‘And about time, my dear,’ said her husband. 1856 Sporting Rev. Jan. 58 Kingstown..is only at 6 guineas. Surplice is half-price, and about time too. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) i. 11 ‘At last, at last,’ she cried, ‘and about time, too!’ 1940 W. Faulkner Hamlet iv. i. 285 I reckon it's about time to get dinner started. 1977 A. Clarke Let. from Dead ix. 103 ‘Now you're talking,’ said Jill, ‘and about time too.’ 2009 Ireland's Eye Jan. 38/3 It's about time I gave up the stairs now—my knee is playing up. < as lemmas |
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