at last your time has come; I have found you at last
A dramatic set phrase used when finally catching or confronting someone after a long pursuit or wait. Often carries a threatening or triumphant tone, as if saying 'your luck has run out' or 'the game is up.'
It's no use running. Your time has come—prepare yourself.
I've been looking for you for a long time. I've finally found you.
Standard kanji spelling using 会う; the most common written form.
Variant using 逢う, which carries a more emotional or fateful nuance of meeting.
Uses the ateji 此処 for ここ; rarely seen in modern writing.
Combines the ateji 此処 with the variant 逢う; very rare.
Literally 'meeting here is like the hundredth year.' The phrase originates from the idea that a long-awaited or fateful encounter feels as momentous as something that happens once in a hundred years. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a well-established idiomatic expression.