Meaning of before someone's time | Babel Free

Definitions

1. From before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.
   idiomatic
2. At a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“I don't know⟳ — that was before my time”

“At thirteen, I liked a lot of music that was before my time: Louis Armstrong and Dixieland jazz, Sousa marches, and barbershop quartet singing.”

“dead before his time”

“Oh yes, and tell⟳ her to take⟳ care of herself too, and not get⟳ herself all banged up again, or she will look⟳ old before her time.”

“Jimi Hendrix is buried at Evergreen Memorial Park⟳ in Renton. The electric guitar player extraordinaire died before his time at the young age of 27.”

“"Unless you become⟳ the third apprentice to quit⟳ before his time?"”

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