a sign of the times

something that shows what a society is like now Young people are so rude, but I guess it's just a sign of the times.

Usage notes: most often refers to negative characteristics

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hai	-	Chinese
Flo	[fləu]
Janina	yah-NEE-nah (Polish, German), YAH-nee-nah (Finnish)	Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Lithuanian
Rayyan	-	Arabic
Alexandrina	al-əg-zan-DREE-nə (English)	Portuguese, English (Rare)
Bernardino	ber-nahr-DEE-no (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese