about time

enfin, il était temps

Exprime l'impatience face à quelque chose qui aurait dû se produire bien plus tôt.

En anglais simple : Used to show that something should have happened much earlier.

• You are here! About time too!
• It is about time we replaced this old sofa.
• The bus finally arrived, and about time too.

Comment l'utiliser : it is about time + past tense (It is about time you cleaned your room.)

Synonymes : at last, finally

Expressions courantes : about time too, about time someone left

être presque l’heure

Indique que le moment de faire quelque chose est presque arrivé.

En anglais simple : Used when the right moment for something has almost arrived.

• It is about time for lunch.
• Is it about time to leave?
• It was about time for the match to start.

Comment l'utiliser : it is about time for something (It is about time for dinner.); it is about time to do something (It is about time to head home.)

Synonymes : nearly time, almost time

Expressions courantes : about time for lunch, about time to leave

sur le temps

Qui concerne le temps, son passage ou la façon de le mesurer.

En anglais simple : Concerning time, how it passes, or how people measure it.

• This book is about time.
• We asked questions about time and space.
• Her poem about time made me think about growing older.

Synonymes : concerning time

Expressions courantes : book about time, question about time