get with the times

verb

To become aware of modern trends, words or ideas.

Similar
move with the times
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbget with the times (third-person singular simple present gets with the times, present participle getting with the times, simple past got with the times, past participle (UK) got with the times or (US) gotten with the times)

present singular third person gets with the times · participle present getting with the times · past got with the times · UK participle past got with the times · US participle past gotten with the times

  1. idiomaticslangTo become aware of modern trends, words or ideas.

    Kyle: This fat fuck thinks he's PewDiePie! Because of him I can't get Ike to come out of his room! Cartman: Because of me?! I'm pretty sure I'm not the person who invented Let's Plays, Kyle. Kyle: Let's Plays? Cartman: That's what they're called, dude. Get with the times.

    2015, Southpark, Season 18, Episode 9

    Synonyms: move with the times

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become aware of modern trends, words or ideas.

Similar
move with the times
Also see
get with the programmove with the times
Cite this entry
APA

get with the times. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20with%20the%20times

MLA

“get with the times.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20with%20the%20times. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get with the times,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20with%20the%20times.

Source: get with the times on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.