Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

it's about time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.86 in modern English

Syllables: it's about -time
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.

Example Sentences

"So Johnny has finally learned the alphabet - it's about time too, he's 6!"

Inflected Forms

it's about time ! (canonical)

Questions

What does it's about time mean?: Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer has deemed to be long overdue.

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