For her, at least, the hour of revelation was now. Jesus gave her this revelation of himself, and we can see by her reaction that she received it. She left her miserable old water pot and returned to the city to bring others out to meet her newly-found Messiah. So this woman moved into a present revelation. Here lies a test of a man or woman who claims to know God.
Some people spend their lives trying to fight the battles of yesterday.
We praise God for each saint who has like David 'served his generation, and fallen asleep'. It is for us to serve ours, not theirs.