Tidal Hour
The Right Time, High Time
noun
The tide time is the tidal hour.
This word is often used figuratively, as in “the perfect time to act”, especially in reference to quitting something or backing away from a situation.
The reading comes from the individual words, 潮 and 時. Watch out for the rendaku.
そろそろ潮時だ。引き上げるぞ。
It’s high time we got out of here. Let’s move.
今こそタバコをやめる潮時だ。今すぐニコチンパッチを買いに行くんだ。
It’s high time that you quit smoking. Go get some nicotine patches right now.
こんなことを続けていては、いつか自分の身を危険にさらすかもしれないと、男はこれを潮時に合法ドラッグの売り子からは身を引く事にした。
The man decided to take this as an opportunity to step down from his gig as a legal drug seller, as he knew that he might put himself in danger someday if he continued to do this.