Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Today’s Totally Random Lines

 

Of one or both of us the time is come.

 

Earl of Warwick

King Henry the Sixth Part II         Act V, Scene ii, Line 13

We are in the midst of the battle of Saint Alban’s, and Warwick is talking to Clifford. He’s telling Clifford that one, or both, of them is going to die. Then the Duke of York shows up and tells Warwick that he wants to fight Clifford. In the end Warwick leaves, and York kills Clifford. So Warwick turned out to be right, it was Clifford whose time had come, though not at the hands of Warwick. Warwick survives, so it wasn't both of them whose time had come.

Your time has come. We say that to mean your time to leave this earthly existence has come. But we just say your time has come. I guess you could say that to someone who was waiting for their turn to use the bathroom, but if you did, they would probably look at you funny. 

If I was waiting to use the bathroom, and you came out and said Your time has come, this is probably how I would react.