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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Now the time has come for the 4 to officially cede the cavity behind the two seats for the bigger, bolder Hy6, which instantly more than doubles power to 740 bhp. —

New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024 Experts generally agree that the time has come, and the need is present for common-sense AI regulation. —

Matt Lowe, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 That brings us back to Hezbollah: if the Iranian insurance policy in Lebanon has been diminished, Khamenei could decide that the time has come to deploy a nuclear weapon. —

Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024 However, the time has come to move on and focus on my own slate of films in the independent documentary field. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the time has come

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