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.

Examples of the time has come in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the average student loan debt exceeding $38,000 and the average time to pay off student loans now exceeding 20 years, and with students increasingly questioning the notion that college is the best path to a secure future, the time has come to take a closer look at an alternative that works. —Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Perhaps instead, the time has come for policies that will reduce the financial pressures that all families face but weigh disproportionately on those who can least afford to bear them. —Augustine Sedgewick, Time, 13 June 2025

This was a meaningful step forward, but the time has come to use the full $300 billion to defend Ukraine against Russian aggression. —Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025

With the forthcoming release of a new Naked Gun picture starring Liam Neeson, the time has come to reflect on this very important phenomenon. —Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 June 2025

Rhymes for the time has come

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum
• crum