be a thing of the past



be a thing of the past

To be outdated. These days, floppy disks are a thing of the past. I wonder when smartphones will be a thing of the past.
See also: of, past, thing

be a thing of the past

to be something that does not exist or happen any more When video recorders were introduced, people said that the cinema would be a thing of the past. Job security is a thing of the past.
See also: of, past, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tomica-Croatian
KerİMe-Turkish
Perİ-Turkish
Hirokohee-ṙo-koJapanese
Sead-Bosnian
Ataturk['æstətʒ:k]