Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.
Synonyms: antiquated, disused, passé
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseOut of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 過時 /过时, 落伍
- 過時 /过时 (guòshí)out of date, old-fashioned
- 落伍 (luòwǔ)out of date, old-fashioned
- 落後 /落后 (luòhòu)out of date, old-fashioned
Dutch verouderd, achterhaald
- verouderdout of date, old-fashioned
- achterhaaldout of date, old-fashioned
- gedateerdout of date, old-fashioned
- ouderwetsout of date, old-fashioned
Finnish ajastaan jäljessä
- ajastaan jäljessäout of date, old-fashioned
French hors d'âge, passé de mode
- hors d'âgeout of date, old-fashioned
- passé de modeout of date, old-fashioned
- vieillotout of date, old-fashioned
- désuetout of date, old-fashioned
German ewiggestrig
- ewiggestrigout of date, old-fashioned
Hungarian elmaradott
- elmaradottout of date, old-fashioned
Japanese 時代遅れ
- 時代遅れout of date, old-fashioned
Polish staroświecki
- staroświeckiout of date, old-fashioned
Spanish obsoleto, desfasado
- obsoletoout of date, old-fashioned
- desfasadoout of date, old-fashioned
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behind the times. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind%20the%20times
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“behind the times.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind%20the%20times. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behind the times,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behind%20the%20times.
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