(and) not before time!
(and) not before time!
An expression used to emphasize that something should have occurred a long time ago. They're finally hiring some extra help around here, and not before time—another one of my employees resigned today. A: "Dinner's ready!" B: "Not before time. I'm starving."
See also: before, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not before time
used to convey that something now happening or about to happen should have happened earlier.See also: before, not, time
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- about time too
- (it's) (a)bout time
- about time
- no fox given
- any fool can/could...
- any fool could (do something)
- boom goes the dynamite
- dynamite
- something else again
- as it were