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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Transatlantic winds While Germany has long held far-right parties with a disdain not seen in its European neighbours, some Germans believe the time has come to break old taboos.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
For the St Louis Cardinals, this means the time has come to make a hard decision.
—Joey Copponi, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The snow from this year’s Sundance Film Festival has mostly melted off of Hollywood’s Dior boots, and as the Utah event draws to a close the time has come to crown a new class of indie filmmaking stars.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
And ultimately, South Koreans may decide the time has come to revise the constitution, written in 1948 under U.S. military occupation and last revised in 1987 under military dictatorship.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
For the St Louis Cardinals, this means the time has come to make a hard decision.
—Joey Copponi, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The snow from this year’s Sundance Film Festival has mostly melted off of Hollywood’s Dior boots, and as the Utah event draws to a close the time has come to crown a new class of indie filmmaking stars.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
And ultimately, South Koreans may decide the time has come to revise the constitution, written in 1948 under U.S. military occupation and last revised in 1987 under military dictatorship.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
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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 9 Mar. 2025.
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