Ahead of your time
phrase
To have ideas or attitudes that are too advanced to be accepted by the public during one's lifetime.
His thoughts around gender equality were really ahead of his time during the early 1900s.
Often appears as...
- being ahead of your time
- certainly ahead of your time
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
phrase
To have ideas or attitudes that are too advanced to be accepted by the public during one's lifetime.
His thoughts around gender equality were really ahead of his time during the early 1900s.
Often appears as...
- being ahead of your time
- certainly ahead of your time
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Time Reference
This phrase often relates to historical or future contexts when discussing innovations or ideas.
Da Vinci was ahead of his time with his inventions.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Recognition
Used to show respect for someone whose work was only fully appreciated after their era.
Frida Kahlo's art was ahead of its time and inspired many later generations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Mainstream
Implies that the person's ideas have not yet become mainstream or widely accepted.
The idea of electric cars was ahead of its time until recently.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Reference
This phrase often relates to historical or future contexts when discussing innovations or ideas.
Da Vinci was ahead of his time with his inventions.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Recognition
Used to show respect for someone whose work was only fully appreciated after their era.
Frida Kahlo's art was ahead of its time and inspired many later generations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Mainstream
Implies that the person's ideas have not yet become mainstream or widely accepted.
The idea of electric cars was ahead of its time until recently.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Reference
This phrase often relates to historical or future contexts when discussing innovations or ideas.
Da Vinci was ahead of his time with his inventions.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Recognition
Used to show respect for someone whose work was only fully appreciated after their era.
Frida Kahlo's art was ahead of its time and inspired many later generations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Mainstream
Implies that the person's ideas have not yet become mainstream or widely accepted.
The idea of electric cars was ahead of its time until recently.
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