(It's) about time

10th March 2024

(It's) about time

We use this expression to say we feel something should have happened much earlier.
Usage
Written: 
Yes
Spoken: 
Yes
Formal: 
No
Informal: 
Yes
Example 1
Here's the letter you asked me to write.
It's about time! I asked you for that ages ago!
Sorry.
Example 2
They've finished the new supermarket in the city centre.
About time! They were working on it for years!