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as times go

as times go prepositional phrase: as the way things are in current times; according to contemporary standards.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (dated, obsolete) As the way things are in current times; according to contemporary standards.

Questions about as times go

What does as times go mean?
As times go means as the way things are in current times; according to contemporary standards.
What part of speech is as times go?
As times go is a prepositional phrase.

Words near as times go in the dictionary

  1. as the wind blows
  2. as they come
  3. as they say
  4. as though
  5. as time goes by
  6. as times go
  7. as to
  8. as useful as a chocolate teapot
  9. as usual
  10. as was
  11. as we know it

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