时间差不多了
“It's about time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
哪怕是危险的阳光
“Even if it's dangerous sunlight.”
时间差不多了
“It's about time.”
“It is about time, so why hasn't anything happened yet?”
Chinese speakers often use neutral factual observations about time, such as noting it is 'about time', to prompt action or prompt a status update without issuing direct commands.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's about time / time is nearly up
A highly common set phrase used to suggest starting an activity, leaving a place, or indicating that a scheduled event should be occurring.
almost / about right / nearly
Used as an adverb or predicate to convey that something is close to completion or a certain standard.
Functions as a sentence-final particle signaling a change of state or that a threshold in time has been reached.
