before time

*before someone's time

happening before someone was born or old enough to know what was going on. (*Typically: be ~; happen ~; occur ~.) Of course I don't remember it. It was before my time. All that happened before your time.

before your time

during a period when you were not active or alive I don't know how old the bridge is, but I know it was built well before my time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Matey	-	Bulgarian
Crabtree	['kræbtri:]
Sandalio	sahn-dhah-LEE-o	Spanish
Rodina	-	Scottish
JoŽEf	YAW-zhef	Slovene
Hampus	HAHM-pus	Swedish