Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)Toknowthecorrecttime of day.1877,House documents - Volume 294; Volume 297, page45:No, sir; I told him I didn'thave the right time. The fellows that was behindhad the right time.1923,The Jewelers' Circular - Volume 86, Issue 2, page137:Depend on it , George doeshave the right time. He bought a watch from us five years ago.2007, Jeffrey Brown,Heavens Gate: Revelations, page70:Trying to ignore his butterflies, he looks down at his watch just about every minute to make sure hehas the right time.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seehave,right,time.2014, Margaret Hodge,House of Commons - Committee of Public Accounts, page 4:These are the ones who, if youhave the right timewith them, you can often save an unnecessary admission.2022, Antónia Pereira,Messages for the Soul: Of Comfort, Hope, and Transformation:Everythinghas the right timeto grow, be and happen.
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