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2 days ago · The meaning of IT'S HIGH TIME is —used to say it is time to do something that should have been done a long time ago. How to use it's high time in a sentence.
High time definition: the appropriate time or past the appropriate time. See examples of HIGH TIME used in a sentence.
The appropriate time for something; also, past the appropriate time. For example, It's high time we did something about Martha's dog, or It's high time you children were in bed. The precise meaning of this term depends on the tone of voice and/or the context. For a synonym, see about time.
adverb. 1. the latest possible time; a time that is almost too late. it's high time you mended this shelf. noun. 2. Also called: high old time. an enjoyable and exciting time. Collins English Dictionary.
to refer to something that is already overdue but must be started immediately. the appropriate or right time to do something. without delay or very shortly. a long-awaited occasion; a suitable point in time; or past the appropriate time.
Jul 23, 2013 · The phrases ‘It’s high time…’ and ‘Let’s…’ can both be used to make suggestions. Let’s is the short form for Let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to.
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The time that something is due (bordering on overdue) to be done. For example, “It’s beginning to get dark. It’s high time we got started on putting up the tent”. This is distinct from the similar ‘a high time’, meaning ‘a happy and jolly time’. For example, “the party went really well. A high time was had by all”.
Jun 2, 2024 · high time ( countable and uncountable, plural high times) ( uncountable, idiomatic) A point in time at which something is considered to be utterly due or even overdue to occur; well past time. ( countable, idiomatic) A very enjoyable or exciting experience or period of time.
high time, [~ + (that) clause] a time or moment that is nearly too late: It's high time (that) he got out of bed. Idioms on high : above: looking down from on high.
