Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be a hundred years too early

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: be a hun-dred years -too ear-ly
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Don't make me waste my time! You are a hundred years too early to be an opponent worthy of fighting me!"

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 百年早い (hyaku-nen hayai). This Japanese idiom was a hyperbole derived from 十年早い (jūnen hayai, “you are ten years too early”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

see conjugation of "be" (irregular)

Questions

What does be a hundred years too early mean?: To be so immature and unprepared as to have no hope of achieving an accomplishment.
Where does be a hundred years too early come from?: Calque of Japanese 百年早い (hyaku-nen hayai). This Japanese idiom was a hyperbole derived from 十年早い (jūnen hayai, “you are ten years too early”).

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