à la bonne heure
/ˌa la ˌbɒn ˈəː/ /ˌa lə ˌbɒn ˈəː/ /ˌɑː lɑː ˌbɒn ˈəː/Now rare
exclamation
‘Fine’, ‘great’; ‘all well and good’; ‘so be it’.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philip Stanhope (1694–1773), politician and diplomatist. From French à la bonne heure, lit. ‘at the right time’ from à (preposition) at, to + la, feminine definite article + bonne, feminine of bon good + heure hour, time.
- divertimento
- divertingly
- divertissement
- Dives
- divest
- divestiture
- divestment
- divesture
- divey
- divide
- divide and rule (or conquer)
- divided against itself
- divided highway
- divided skirt
- dividend
- dividend cover
- dividend coverage
- dividend warrant
- dividend yield
- divider
- dividing line
- dividing range
- divi-divi
- divination
- divinatory