the time has come
idiom
: it is the right moment to do something or for something to happen
We feel that the time has come for a decision to be made.
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However, given the rising ubiquity of professional-grade AI, the time has come to make this a public discussion.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 June 2024
Okay, the time has come to reveal the miracles that Varley performed for the Dankworth-Finch ball.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 June 2024
Get out your sunscreen and swimsuits because summer is here, which means the time has come for artists to release a slew of warm-weather tunes.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 28 May 2024
In our view, the time has come to end biomedical experimentation on chimpanzees.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2011
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 June 2024
Okay, the time has come to reveal the miracles that Varley performed for the Dankworth-Finch ball.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 June 2024
Get out your sunscreen and swimsuits because summer is here, which means the time has come for artists to release a slew of warm-weather tunes.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 28 May 2024
In our view, the time has come to end biomedical experimentation on chimpanzees.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2011
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“The time has come.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20time%20has%20come. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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