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English

about time

adverb

Meaning

  1. Close to the right time.
  2. Far past the desired time.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

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Related words

nine times out of ten(English)o'clock(English)o'clockish(English)oft-times(English)when(English)temp.(English)ofttimes(English)thereabout(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data