before someone's time

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before someone's time

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  1. idiomatic From before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world. I don't know — that was before my time
  2. idiomatic At a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature. dead before his time

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prep_phrase from before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world

Deutschvor jemandes Zeit

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@misc{before_someone_s_time_2026,
  title = {before someone's time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/before%20someone's%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}