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out of one's time

out of one's time prepositional phrase: in an era not sympathetic to or not in conformity with one's aspirations or attitudes.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (dated) In an era not sympathetic to or not in conformity with one's aspirations or attitudes.
  2. (dated) Beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship.

Questions about out of one's time

What does out of one's time mean?
Out of one's time means in an era not sympathetic to or not in conformity with one's aspirations or attitudes.
What part of speech is out of one's time?
Out of one's time is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of one's time in the dictionary

  1. out of one's senses
  2. out of one's sight
  3. out of one's skin
  4. out of one's skull
  5. out of one's system
  6. out of one's time
  7. out of one's tree
  8. out of one's wits
  9. out of order
  10. out of phase
  11. out of place

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