long past due

The time is long past due to ratify this treaty in the US national interest.

为了它自己的国家利益，美国早就该加入这个公约了。

Folks, it's long past due to increase the minimum wage that will lift millions of hardworking families out of poverty target poverty and in the process produce a ripple effect that boosts wages for the middle class and spurs economic growth for the United States of America.

朋友们，提高最低工资标准已经提了很长时间了，走出这一步将让数百万工薪家庭摆脱贫困并带动连锁反应，不仅提高中产阶级的工资，也将刺激美国经济的增长。

However, due to the past "talk Error-state theory" in a very long period of time in the history of China, it does not cause much concern.

不过，由于以往清谈误国论等的影响，在中国历史上很长的时期内，它并没有引起人们太多的关注。