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
Sneed	[sni:d]
JÉRÔMe	zhe-ROM	French
Minna	MI-nah (German), MEEN-nah (Finnish)	German (Archaic), Finnish, Swedish
Henrich	-	Slovak
Alden	['ɔ:ldən]
Rebecca	rə-BEK-ə (English), re-BEK-kah (Italian)	English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin