be before (one's) time



be before (one's) time

To predate one's tenure or birth. A: "Have you ever seen this show?" B: "No, sorry, it's before my time." I don't know how that project was organized—it was before my time at the company.
See also: before, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Clotildeklo-TEELD (French)French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
PetroPE-tro (Esperanto)Ukrainian, Esperanto
BoŽEna-Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Malindamə-LIN-dəEnglish
PÀL-Scottish
Jamil-Arabic