high time
Example Sentences
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"It's high time we came up with a strategy," Laurence Debrincat of the Paris regional transport authority said last month, pushing for the suburban-and-rural approach.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said it was "high time we move from deadlock to delivery... extremisms and violence carry consequences."
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“It is high time . . . that we take our ignorance more seriously,” Hayek memorably observed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
It’s the weekend before Halloween, high time for the freaks to descend.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
“There’s a rat in this town who’s been feeding information to Burton and Devlin and I say it’s high time we found out who it is.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
