"high time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 早就該（做某事）
• 早就是時候

Definition

「早就該」表示某事本應該早已發生，現在必須發生，已過了合適的時機。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「早就該」常用來表示事情拖延太久，有輕微的不滿或催促。通常說“早就該做某事了”。不是單純表示時間，而是強調已經太遲。

Examples

It's high time we cleaned the house.

我們**早就該**打掃房子了。

It's high time you told the truth.

你**早就該**說實話了。

It's high time for lunch.

**早就是喫午飯的時候**了。

Don't you think it's high time we stopped arguing?

你不覺得我們**早就該**停止爭吵了嗎？

Well, it's high time someone fixed that broken light.

嗯，**早就該**有人把那盞壞燈修好了。

It's high time I took a vacation—I'm exhausted!

我**早就該**去度假了——太累了！