high time
Example Sentences
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“It is high time . . . that we take our ignorance more seriously,” Hayek memorably observed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
"It is high time that health becomes an issue for formal negotiations, and we hope to see this at COP31" next year, he said.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
“It is high time that this administration stops spreading misinformation about autism, and starts enacting policies that would actually benefit our community.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
It's a process she sings about on First Last Dance: "It's high time you let me go… but breaking up is so hard to do".
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
‘Well, I am glad he has dropped the Baggins at any rate. But it is evidently high time that the family dealt with him and put him in his place.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
