An English Learner's question?

Question

I'm an English learner from China and I'm also a supporter of Barack Obama. But I just can't figure out the meaning of this sentence:It is past time for the Russian government to immediately sign and implement a cease fire.

What does" past time" mean?Does it mean"too late"?

Answer 1

Not too late, but the phrase makes it sound urgent. As in: "go on, sign it already"

Answer 2

It means that too much time has gone by.  Not too late, just late.

Answer 3

What he is trying to say is that Russia should have already signed a cease fire agreement.  Which is his way of basically stating that he thinks Russia should do it NOW.

Answer 4

Not too late, but before time!

Answer 5

It means that the point of time in which Russia should have implemented a cease fire has passed. It should have been done a X point in time, and now we're past X point in time.

Edit: Yes, the other person is right as well- it essentially means that he's saying they should do it now.