high time

high time
Synonyms and related words:
action, ball, belatedness, big time, due season, eleventh hour, favorable opportunity, fun, fun and games, funmaking, game, golden opportunity, good chance, good opportunity, good time, great fun, high old time, last minute, late hour, lateness, laughs, lovely time, picnic, play, pleasant time, proper time, small hours, sport, suitable time, tardiness, unpreparedness, unpunctuality, unreadiness, untimeliness, well-chosen moment, well-timed opportunity

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • High time — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • High Time — may refer to:In film and television: * High Time (film), a film directed by Blake Edwards * High Times (TV series), a Scottish comedy drama seriesIn music: * High Time (album), an album by MC5 * High Time (TMGE album), an album by Thee Michelle… …   Wikipedia

  • high time — n. 1. time beyond the proper time but before it is too late; none too soon ☆ 2. Slang a lively, exciting, enjoyable time: also high old time …   English World dictionary

  • high time — high′ time′ n. the appropriate time or past the appropriate time …   From formal English to slang

  • high time — noun the latest possible moment (Freq. 1) it is high time you went to work • Hypernyms: ↑time * * * the appropriate time or past the appropriate time: It s high time he got out of bed. * * * high time noun 1. Quite time (that something were done) …   Useful english dictionary

  • high time — n. high time to + inf. (it s high time to leave) * * * high time to + inf. (it s high time to leave) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • high time — /haɪ ˈtaɪm / (say huy tuym) noun 1. the right time; the time just before it is too late: it s high time that was done. 2. Colloquial an enjoyable and lively time: a high old time at the party …  

  • high time — the appropriate time or past the appropriate time: It s high time he got out of bed. * * * …   Universalium

  • high time — the time before something should already have been done It is high time that we spent some time cleaning up our house …   Idioms and examples

  • high time — {adj. phr.}, {used predicatively} (stress on time ) Dire, necessary, and sufficient circumstances prompting action. * /It is high time we sold the old house; it will fall apart within a year./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • high time — {adj. phr.}, {used predicatively} (stress on time ) Dire, necessary, and sufficient circumstances prompting action. * /It is high time we sold the old house; it will fall apart within a year./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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