The time for mere words is past. The Mets and Matt Harvey are nearing the point of no return.

Terry Collins and his team want Harvey to earn back lost trust, earn back respect.

That can happen only one way.

Not just show up to work, something the reportedly migraine-suffering Harvey failed to do Saturday, creating a series of events that resulted in the club suspending Harvey for three games, but succeed at your job. Pitch well come Friday in Milwaukee, stop with the excuses, and battle for the team, not for the Matt Harvey brand.

Do your job.

“He has to make some changes or this could end badly,” one Mets official told The Post on Monday night at Citi Field as the Mets beat the Giants 4-3 in walk-off fashion on Neil Walker’s two-out RBI single.

Harvey has gone from Dark Knight to good night, as in the Mets front office and players are tired of all the drama.

On Tuesday at Citi Field, Harvey will return from his unpaid three-game suspension and will address the team in some fashion. Will he apologize? “Unlikely,” a person close to Harvey told The Post on Monday night.

Perhaps he will apologize for creating a distraction. Harvey was in the spring training meeting with 12 other veterans when Collins established team rules. A major rule was broken.

Harvey was the one with the killer migraine Saturday, but the Mets are the ones having to deal with the headache. Harvey is expected to file a grievance most likely “sooner than later,” according to a source.

There are two things Harvey must do starting Tuesday: let his teammates know the job comes first and that he will be a better teammate.

As for trading Harvey at this juncture, that is ludicrous. His value is next to nothing and the Mets need him.

The Mets have become a reality show — sex toy included, along with Noah Syndergaard’s MRI fiasco — so enough with the diva act.

“It’s hard enough to try to win games, we don’t need the extra stuff,” one Met said of the feeling inside the clubhouse.

When asked what Harvey has to do moving forward, Collins’ answer was telling.

“Because this guy was such a dominant power pitcher, can he get back there?” Collins said. “That’s all everybody wanted to see was the velocity, but I want to see him pitch. Because I have seen this guy pitch at 94 [mph] with command. I want to see him keep pitching because I think it’s going to come.

“OK, he made a mistake the other day; I think we’ll get by it.

“I know he’s a tough guy, but he has had two tough years in a row, we’ve got to build him up, we’ve got to keep that confidence growing. We’re trying to keep him positive.”

Those close to Harvey say his confidence is down right now, but to make all this happen, he has to show up to work and not be as self-centered as he has been in the past. Get to the ballpark and get to work. It’s that simple.

None other than Doc Gooden, a pitcher who had all the talent in the world and also all the trouble in the world, was at Citi Field on Monday night. “I want to talk to Matt,” Gooden said. “I still believe in him.”

Too much drama off the field is never good for a team. It wears everyone out, but the Mets are 7-3 over the last 10 games because of the attitude they bring to the clubhouse. Said Monday night’s starter, Jacob deGrom: “We show up to the ballpark ready to play.”

Harvey, 28, is 31-30 lifetime with Tommy John and thoracic outlet surgeries on his pitching chart. This season he is 2-2 with a 5.14 ERA. He has allowed 46 base runners over 35 innings.

Much too much drama for those ugly numbers.

How about showing up to work, Matt, be a good teammate and try to mix in a win.