High Time Meaning & Sentence Examples

High Time Definition, Sentence Examples

HIGH TIME MEANING – Find out what high time really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The hottest part of the day is described by this expression, which dates back to the 13th century. Since most people in that period were farmers, this was the point in the day when you either finished working the land so much or started doing it right away. The expression eventually came to mean the moment when any activity must begin because the ideal moment has passed.

High Time Meaning:

to speak of anything that ought to be begun right now but is already past due
the ideal or proper moment to carry out a task
immediately or very soon
a long-awaited event, a fitting time, or after the proper period of time

Here are examples of sentences that use high time:

I think it’s high time we got down to business.
It’s high time you got that bad ankle looked at by a doctor!
It was indeed high time that some exertion should be made.
After months of being unemployed, it’s high time Fred starts a business of his own rather than keep waiting for paid employment.

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