Maybe the time's about right for worthiness (5)
I believe the answer is:
merit
'for worthiness' is the definition.
(merit is a kind of worthiness)
'maybe the time's about right' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'time' is an anagram of 'meit'.
'meit' enclosing 'r' is 'MERIT'.
(Other definitions for merit that I've seen before include "Deserve or warrant" , "Goodness" , "Advantage" , "Earn" , "The M in OM" .)