Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ahead of one's time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: ahead- of one's -time
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be.

Example Sentences

"With his practice of dream interpretation by free association, Freud was both ahead of his time and behind his time."

Antonyms

before someone's time behind one's time

Questions

What does ahead of one's time mean?: In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be.

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