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
After months of being unemployed, it’s high time Paul starts a business of his own rather than keep waiting for paid employment.
Don’t you think it’s high time you studied for your test?
They have been going out for quite some time and Jenny thinks it’s high time they get married.
Given the increase of crime in the nation, it’s high time the president addresses the issue.
I think it’s high time I quit my job and go back to college to get a Masters degree in another discipline.
There is no origin for this idiom
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