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- be before (one's) time
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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Lexie | | LEKS-ee | English |
| Tess | | TES | English, Dutch |
| Brittani | | BRIT-nee, BRIT-ə-nee | English (Modern) |
| Derdriu | | - | Irish Mythology |
| Veasna | | - | Khmer |
| Nemesis | | NEM-ə-sis (English) | Greek Mythology |