Communication
about time
finally
You say about time when something happens later than it should have.
Hear it in real life
The bus has finally arrived.
About time; we've been waiting for half an hour.
You finally replied to my message - about time!
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It's about time we leave.
Say: It's about time we left.
After “it's about time,” English commonly uses a past form to talk about what should happen now.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
about time; it is about time someone did something
Your turn: say it out loud
You finally replied to my message - about time!
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
about time
finally
“You finally replied to my message - about time!”
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