behind its time

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

behind its time

1. (idiomatic) Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.

Antonyms

• ahead of one's time

Translations

showing characteristics of the past

• Finnish: ajastaan jäljessä
• Swedish: efter sin tid (sv)