(and) not before time (too)
idiom
chiefly British
—used to say that something should have happened sooner
They're finally going to change things, and not before time, too.
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Everton look set to make their second signing of the January transfer window by bolstering their squad at right-back, and not before time.
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James Nalton, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
James Nalton, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
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