"it's high time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 早該 (zǎo gāi)
• 是時候了

Definition

這個表達表示某事早就應該做了，現在必須馬上做；用來表達急迫或事情已拖延。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於口語或非正式情境，強調急迫或不耐煩。後面常接動詞的過去式，表示現在或未來該做的事，語氣常包含催促或不滿。

Examples

It's high time we left for the airport.

**早該**去機場了。

It's high time you cleaned your room.

**早該**打掃你的房間了。

It's high time for lunch.

**是時候**喫午飯了。

It's high time we started taking climate change seriously.

**早該**認真對待氣候變化了。

Honestly, it's high time you apologized to her.

說真的，**早該**跟她道歉了。

Don't you think it's high time we fixed that broken window?

你不覺得**早該**修理那扇壞窗了嗎？