jam temp' está

Etymology
From a song composed by Zamenhof in Lingwe uniwersala, a predecessor to Esperanto. Jam, temp', and está are the predecessors of Esperanto, , and , respectively.

Phrase

 * 1) it's high time, it's about time
 * 2) * 1987, William Auld (translator), La Graveco de la Fideliĝo, translation of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde:
 * "eo"

- Nu, Algernono, necesas diri, ke jam temp' está, ke S-ro Banbaro findecidiĝu, ĉu li intencas vivi aŭ morti.