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	Pronounced	Usage
Gwynn	-	Welsh
Ackroyd	['ækrɔid]
Finlay	-	Irish, Scottish, English
Llewellyn	le-WEL-in	Welsh
Kilian	KEE-lee-ahn (German)	German, Irish, French
Dalton	['dɔ:ltən]