high time

noun

1. the appropriate time or past the appropriate time:

   It's high time he got out of bed.

high time

adverb

1. the latest possible time; a time that is almost too late

   it's high time you mended this shelf

noun

1. Also calledhigh old time an enjoyable and exciting time

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

The US spent years letting China take advantage of many of its industries, and it’s high time for Washington to push back, they said.

From Vox

Both NASA and the current administration have decided it’s high time people walked on the moon again—this time, importantly, those people won’t just be men.

From Singularity Hub 

Others argued it’s high time to double-team intelligence, combining the reigning AI “golden child” method—deep learning—with other methods, such as those that guide efficient search.

From Singularity Hub 

It’s high time to map our social connectomes, argues a new paper in Neuron.

From Singularity Hub 

In this month’s Nature Metabolism, a global team of scientists argued that it’s high time we turn from worm to human.

From Singularity Hub 

To meet that challenge, it is high time that governments around the world agreed on a unified policy towards hostage taking.

From The Daily Beast

It was simply high time for gays to be furious at the state of things.

From The Daily Beast

Gerber decided it was high time to introduce pureed meals for adults.

From The Daily Beast

The latest numbers indicate that it is high time that he develops both—and, crucially, shares them with the American people.

From The Daily Beast

It is high time it is recognized as a religion for peace as it truly is.

From The Daily Beast

We gather that in our contemporary's opinion it is high time that our Universities recognised "the writing on the wall."

From Project Gutenberg

The nurse was hovering about again with a suggestion that it was high time the visitor departed.

From Project Gutenberg

It is high time to put a stop to this excessive waste of words, and therefore we conclude our article.

From Project Gutenberg

If she was still stuck on that fellow Bud, and couldn't see anybody else, it was high time she was told a few things about him.

From Project Gutenberg

It is high time that we who are native-born realized the price that our parents paid for the freedom and liberty we have enjoyed.

From Project Gutenberg