à la bonne heureint.

Brit.

/ˌa la ˌbɒn ˈəː/,

/ˌa lə ˌbɒn ˈəː/,

/ˌɑː lɑː ˌbɒn ˈəː/, U.S.

/ˌɑ lɑ ˌbən ˈər/,

/ˌɑ lə ˌbən ˈər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la bonne heure.

Etymology: < French à la bonne heure, literally ‘at the right time’ (1546 or earlier in Middle French) < à (preposition) at, to (see a- prefix⁵) + la , feminine definite article (see La adj.; compare à la prep.) + bonne , feminine of bon good (see boon adj.) + heure hour, time (see hour n.).

Now rare.

‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’. Frequently ironically.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [interjection]

primea1637

à la bonne heure1750

shabash1843

all righty1877

fid1898

quaiss kitir1898

show1916

that's (also it's) the gear1925

swell1930

bakgat1969

solid1978

awesome1984

amazeballs2008

daebak2009

1750 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Apr. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1528 If you can amuse yourself with that low play till supper, à la bonne heure.

1791 C. Smith Let. 8 Dec. (2003) 40 If the former of these is their choice—a la bonne heure.

1852 T. Carlyle Let. 29 Dec. (1999) 379 Ld John is going out... He is to make room for Lord Clarendon;—thenceforth merely to ‘emancipate the Jews’, and ‘lead in the House of Commons’. À la bonne heure.

1878 H. James Europeans II. v. 211 ‘Surely, marriage was what you proposed.’ ‘Yes; but we didn't wish to force her.’ ‘A la bonne heure! That's very unsafe, you know.’

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) 12 To my detractors I am a very effigy of vice. À la bonne heure!

1997 D. Luke & G. W. McKay tr. E. F. Mörike Mozart's Journey to Prague 44 A toast..was proposed.., promising him a further long series of immortal works. ‘A la bonne heure, and amen to that!’ exclaimed Mozart, heartily clinking glasses with her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	à la bonne heure
释义	à la bonne heureint. Brit. /ˌa la ˌbɒn ˈəː/, /ˌa lə ˌbɒn ˈəː/, /ˌɑː lɑː ˌbɒn ˈəː/, U.S. /ˌɑ lɑ ˌbən ˈər/, /ˌɑ lə ˌbən ˈər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à la bonne heure. Etymology: < French à la bonne heure, literally ‘at the right time’ (1546 or earlier in Middle French) < à (preposition) at, to (see a- prefix⁵) + la , feminine definite article (see La adj.; compare à la prep.) + bonne , feminine of bon good (see boon adj.) + heure hour, time (see hour n.). Now rare. ‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’. Frequently ironically. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [interjection] primea1637 à la bonne heure1750 shabash1843 all righty1877 fid1898 quaiss kitir1898 show1916 that's (also it's) the gear1925 swell1930 bakgat1969 solid1978 awesome1984 amazeballs2008 daebak2009 1750 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Apr. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1528 If you can amuse yourself with that low play till supper, à la bonne heure. 1791 C. Smith Let. 8 Dec. (2003) 40 If the former of these is their choice—a la bonne heure. 1852 T. Carlyle Let. 29 Dec. (1999) 379 Ld John is going out... He is to make room for Lord Clarendon;—thenceforth merely to ‘emancipate the Jews’, and ‘lead in the House of Commons’. À la bonne heure. 1878 H. James Europeans II. v. 211 ‘Surely, marriage was what you proposed.’ ‘Yes; but we didn't wish to force her.’ ‘A la bonne heure! That's very unsafe, you know.’ a1930 D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) 12 To my detractors I am a very effigy of vice. À la bonne heure! 1997 D. Luke & G. W. McKay tr. E. F. Mörike Mozart's Journey to Prague 44 A toast..was proposed.., promising him a further long series of immortal works. ‘A la bonne heure, and amen to that!’ exclaimed Mozart, heartily clinking glasses with her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.1750
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