behind the times

be·hind the times

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bih-hahynd stressed th ee tahymz]
- /bɪˈhaɪnd stressed ði taɪmz/
- /bɪˈhaɪnd ðə taɪmz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-hahynd stressed th ee tahymz]
- /bɪˈhaɪnd stressed ði taɪmz/

Definitions of behind the times words

noun plural behind the times You can use the times to refer to the present time and to modern fashions, tastes, and developments. For example, if you say that someone keeps up with the times, you mean they are fashionable or aware of modern developments. If you say they are behind the times, you mean they are unfashionable or not aware of them. 3
noun behind the times out-of-date; old-fashioned 3
noun behind the times the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. 1
noun behind the times duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. 1
noun behind the times (sometimes initial capital letter) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time. 1
noun behind the times a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time. 1

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Origin of behind the times

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tīma; cognate with Old Norse tīmi; (verb) Middle English timen to arrange a time, derivative of the noun; akin to tide1

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Parts of speech for Behind the times

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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behind the times popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for behind the times

adj behind the times

antiquated — If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.
dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
obsolete — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
old hat — old-fashioned; dated.
old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.

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