it's about time

⏳ Time
Meaning
Something should have happened sooner.
Literal Meaning
It is finally the right moment.
Example
“It's about time you called; I've been waiting for your news!”

More in Time

View All

In the nick of time

Just barely in time; at the last possible moment.

Once in a blue moon

Very rarely; an event that occurs infrequently.

At the eleventh hour

At the last possible moment before a deadline.

1 o'clock "sharp"

exactly at 1 o'clock without delay