payback time

noun

: a time for punishment for something that was done in the past

You've ruined my life, and now it's payback time.

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Saturday night was payback time, with left-hander Alex Vesia throwing Treinen a life preserver after Treinen yielded a run, gave up two more singles and hit a batter and pushed his pitch count to 33 as the Dodgers moved perilously close to blowing a three-run lead in Game 2 of the World Series. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024 The midge provides food when the mosquito needs it, in exchange for a payback time that never comes. —

Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Temperatures should rise to near 80. Sunday: Sunday will be payback time. —

Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023 Manufacturing and logistics must adopt robots to survive: FACT Although total cost of ownership is a popular yardstick used for purchasing capital equipment, payback time is more commonly used for automating basic (typically arduous) worker tasks. —

IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2014