German chap was electrocuted — about time! (9)

'german chap' is the definition.
(Gottfried is a German name)

'electrocuted about time' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'electrocuted' could be 'fried' ('fry' can be a synonym of 'electrocute') and 'fried' is found in the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'got' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'was' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?