it's about time
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"I think, of course, a woman -- it's about time, isn't it? After 80 years" of the UN's existence, said Espinosa, a former foreign minister.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"After talking and talking for a whole generation, it's about time for doing," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
“I hit them up and was like, ‘You girls think it’s about time I use your fame to get some extra clicks?’” he says on a recent morning at his place in Silver Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
"This is going to affect all the watercourses around the area. So it's about time that we had a modern treatment works there and they stop this pollution."
From BBC • May 10, 2025
And he was there when Hester and Lester were herded upstairs to bed, and Mrs. Beale said, “Don’t you think it’s about time you’re heading home, Jeffrey? Your parents’ll be wondering.”
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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