What does "about time" mean?

At or near the appropriate or scheduled moment; nearly the time for something to happen or begin.

How is "about time" used in a sentence?

It is about time to register at the Registrar's Office.

about time — Meaning, Examples & Usage (English)

Meanings:

1.
Global Englishneutral
- At or near the appropriate or scheduled moment; nearly the time for something to happen or begin.
Examples
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- The guests started arriving about time for the ceremony to begin, just as the sun dipped below the horizon.
  Los invitados comenzaron a llegar casi a la hora para que comenzara la ceremonia, justo cuando el sol se ocultaba en el horizonte.
- It’s about time we started the meeting; everyone seems ready and waiting in the conference room.
  Es casi la hora de comenzar la reunión; todos parecen listos y esperando en la sala de conferencias.
- The train arrived about time, neither early nor late, allowing passengers to board smoothly.
  El tren llegó casi a la hora, ni temprano ni tarde, permitiendo a los pasajeros abordar con facilidad.
2.
Global Englishinformal
- An exclamation expressing that something is overdue and should have happened earlier; used to convey impatience, relief, or approval that a delay has ended.
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- You finally cleaned your room? About time! I was starting to think it would never happen.
  ¿Finalmente limpiaste tu habitación? ¡Ya era hora! Empezaba a pensar que nunca sucedería.
- About time the company updated its outdated software; the delays were becoming frustrating.
  Ya era hora de que la empresa actualizara su software obsoleto; los retrasos se estaban volviendo frustrantes.
- When Lisa returned the borrowed book after months, I just said, 'About time!' with a smile.
  Cuando Lisa devolvió el libro prestado después de meses, simplemente dije '¡Ya era hora!' con una sonrisa.

Examples:

EN: It is about time to register at the Registrar's Office.
ES: "Ya era hora de la inscripción en el Registro Civil."
EN: It's about time.
ES: Ya es el momento.
ES: Ya era hora.
ES: Ya era hora.
EN: It's about time you understood!
ES: tal vez es hora de entender?
EN: We're not thinking anything, Hawk, but it's about time youbegan thinking.
ES: No creemos nada, Hawk. Pero ya es hora de que empieces a pensar.
EN: And we thought it was about time... for us to make it more permanent.
ES: Y pensamos que ya es hora... de hacerlo más permanente.
EN: It's about time you set 'em up.
ES: Ya es hora de que invites.
EN: It's about time you had some respect for the hand of the law.
ES: Ya es hora de que tenga algo de respeto por la mano de la ley.
EN: It's about time I came back.
ES: Ya era hora de que regresara.
EN: Well, it's about time you learned to like it.
ES: Ya es hora de que aprendas a que te guste.
EN: - It's about time you understood...
ES: - Ya es hora que entienda que...
EN: It's about time. I was about to scram.
ES: Llegas justo a tiempo, iba a largarme.
EN: Yancey, our womenfolk think it's about time... that some contact be established between the town and Providence.
ES: - Hola, señora. Yancey, nuestras mujeres creen que ya es hora de que se establezcan contactos entre el pueblo y la Providencia.
EN: It's about time we got dressed for dinner, isn't it?
ES: Creo que es hora de vestirnos para la cena.
EN: It's about time!
ES: Por fin.
EN: It's about time we put this racket on a business basis.
ES: Ya es hora de que pongamos este negocio a funcionar.
EN: It is about time to register at the Registrar's Office.
ES: "Ya era hora de la inscripción en el Registro Civil."
EN: It's about time.
ES: Ya es el momento.
ES: Ya era hora.
ES: Ya era hora.
EN: It's about time you understood!
ES: tal vez es hora de entender?
EN: We're not thinking anything, Hawk, but it's about time youbegan thinking.
ES: No creemos nada, Hawk. Pero ya es hora de que empieces a pensar.
EN: And we thought it was about time... for us to make it more permanent.
ES: Y pensamos que ya es hora... de hacerlo más permanente.
EN: It's about time you set 'em up.
ES: Ya es hora de que invites.
EN: It's about time you had some respect for the hand of the law.
ES: Ya es hora de que tenga algo de respeto por la mano de la ley.
EN: It's about time I came back.
ES: Ya era hora de que regresara.
EN: Well, it's about time you learned to like it.
ES: Ya es hora de que aprendas a que te guste.
EN: - It's about time you understood...
ES: - Ya es hora que entienda que...
EN: It's about time. I was about to scram.
ES: Llegas justo a tiempo, iba a largarme.
EN: Yancey, our womenfolk think it's about time... that some contact be established between the town and Providence.
ES: - Hola, señora. Yancey, nuestras mujeres creen que ya es hora de que se establezcan contactos entre el pueblo y la Providencia.
EN: It's about time we got dressed for dinner, isn't it?
ES: Creo que es hora de vestirnos para la cena.
EN: It's about time!
ES: Por fin.
EN: It's about time we put this racket on a business basis.
ES: Ya es hora de que pongamos este negocio a funcionar.

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