adverb · frequent

about time

давно пора

Far past the desired timeFar past the desired time.

» It's about time you got married.

Тебе давно пора бы жениться. — Biga

Настав час тобі одружитися. — deniko

Meaning

3 senses

(idiomatic, not comparable, often, sarcastic)Far past the desired time.
Our food has finally arrived. ― (And) about time (too), if you ask me! We've been waiting about 45 minutes for it!
(not comparable)Close to the right time.
It's about time for the wedding to start, let's run to the church.
давно́ пора́davnó porá
(not comparable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see about, time.

422 sentences

It's about time you got married.
Настав час тобі одружитися. — deniko
ruТебе давно пора бы жениться. — Biga
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It's about time to go to school.
Час до школи. — deniko
ruПора бы уже идти в школу. — sharptoothed
deEs wird Zeit, zur Schule zu gehen. — Vortarulo
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It's about time I was going home.
Мені вже час додому. — deniko
deEs ist an der Zeit, dass ich nach Hause gehe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I will be watching TV about this time tomorrow.
Скоріш за все, завтра в цей час, я буду дивитися телевізор. — Halyna
ruЗавтра примерно в это время я буду смотреть телевизор. — Lenin_1917
deIch werde morgen um diese Zeit fernsehen. — stephie
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I still think about you from time to time.
Я все ще час від часу про тебе думаю. — deniko
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