ahead of (one's/its) time

More advanced or innovative than is or was typical in a particular era. That 19th-century scientist was definitely ahead of his time with his detailed plan of space travel. I can't believe that movie is from the 1950s—it's so progressive and way ahead of its time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brunhild	-	Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic
ŽEljka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Sunita	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Ephraim	EE-free-im (English), EE-frəm (English), E-free-im (English), E-frəm (English)	Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Susan	['su:zn]
Diego	DYE-go	Spanish