Ret's Weekend English Roundup • Week 18, 2026

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Ret's Weekend English Roundup • Week 18, 2026

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The expression it's high time means that something should have been done already, or that the moment to do it is overdue. It expresses urgency or impatience about a delay.

We usually follow it with a subject + past tense verb, even though we're talking about the present or future: "It's high time we left."

For example: “It's high time you got a new phone.” This means you should have replaced it already.

L'expression it's high time signifie que quelque chose aurait déjà dû être fait, ou que le moment de le faire est largement dépassé. Elle exprime l'urgence ou l'impatience face à un retard.

On l'utilise généralement avec un sujet + verbe au passé, même si on parle du présent ou du futur : "It's high time we left."

Par exemple : « Il est grand temps que tu changes de téléphone. » Cela veut dire que tu aurais déjà dû le remplacer.

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📖 "It's high time we booked our summer tickets."
📖 "It's high time she apologised for what she said."
📖 "Don't you think it's high time you cleaned your room?"
📖 "It's high time the government did something about this."
📖 "I think it's high time for a coffee break."

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