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, the time has come for a change, even as the Yankees' 3.97 ERA is significantly better than the league-average 4.18 mark entering Sept. 10.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Christina House—Los Angeles Times via Getty Images What do doctors recommend?
Many infectious-disease experts agree that the time has come to move away from the recommendation that nearly everyone get the COVID-19 vaccine.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
In the face of increasing drought and water restrictions, the time has come to consider grass alternatives.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
So the time has come for international actors to move forward on a realistic, staged process inspired by the Arab Peace Initiative as well as the Egyptian and more recent French-Saudi proposals.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Christina House—Los Angeles Times via Getty Images What do doctors recommend?
Many infectious-disease experts agree that the time has come to move away from the recommendation that nearly everyone get the COVID-19 vaccine.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
In the face of increasing drought and water restrictions, the time has come to consider grass alternatives.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025
So the time has come for international actors to move forward on a realistic, staged process inspired by the Arab Peace Initiative as well as the Egyptian and more recent French-Saudi proposals.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the time has come
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