Ahead of one's time - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

ahead of (one's)/its time ... More advanced or innovative than is or was typical in a particular era. That 19th-century scientist was definitely ahead of his time ... Aheadofone'stime-IdiomsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/ahead+of+one%27s+timePrinterFriendly aheadofone'stime aheadof(one's)/itstimeMoreadvancedorinnovativethanisorwastypicalinaparticularera.That19th-centuryscientistwasdefinitelyaheadofhistimewithhisdetailedplanofspacetravel.Ican'tbelievethatmovieisfromthe1950s—it'ssoprogressiveandwayaheadofitstime.Seealso:ahead,of,timeFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2015Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.aheadofone'stimeInadvanceofcurrentideas,customs,ormethods,asinHistreatmentoflightshowedthispaintertobewellaheadofhistime,orWearingtrousersandsmokingcigarsmarkedAmyLowellasawomanaheadofhertime.Thisidiomusestimeinthesenseof"era"or"generation,"ausageatleastathousandyearsold.Thephraseisusuallybutnotalwaysusedtoexpressapproval.[Firsthalfof1900s]Seealso:ahead,of,timeTheAmericanHeritage®DictionaryofIdiomsbyChristineAmmer.Copyright©2003,1997byTheChristineAmmer1992Trust.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.Seealso:aheadoftimeaheadofyourtimeaheadof(one's)/itstimeaheadof(someone'sorsomething's)timeaheadofyour/itstimebeaheadof(someone'sorsomething's)timebeaheadof/before/inadvanceofyourtimeleadthewayabovethecurvecurve WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. Linktothispage:aheadofone'stime Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards&Bookmarks ? PleaseloginorregistertouseFlashcardsandBookmarks.YoucanalsologinwithFacebookTwitterGoogle Flashcards ? Mybookmarks ? + Addcurrentpagetobookmarks Referencesinperiodicalsarchive ? EducatorsmightreflectonthespecialsetofskillsthatstudentsmightlearnfortransformingvagueopportunityintoconcretediscoveryUltimately,itisnotpossibletobe"aheadofone'stime."Keeling'srecognitioniswellearned,butnotforearlyinsightintoanimprobablefuture.AheadofthecurveItsprescriptionswouldtodayberegardedascommon-sense,butthereislittlecomfortinbeingthirtyyearsaheadofone'stime,andFrankelwasinthe1960'sanalmostlonevoiceraisedagainstthepanaceasofplanningandparastatals.AnEconomist'sTestimony:TheAutobiographyofS.HerbertFrankel Idiomsbrowser ? ▲agitateagitateagainstagitateforagoagonizeagonize(oneself)overagonizeoveragonyagreeagree(up)onagreeinprincipleagreeonagreetoagreetodifferagreetodisagreeagreewithagreementagreementinprincipleaha-hamomentaheadaheadofaheadof(one's)/itstimeaheadof(someoneorsomething)aheadof(someone'sorsomething's)timeaheadofone'stimeaheadofscheduleaheadofthecurveaheadofthegameaheadofthepackaheadoftimeaheadofyourtimeaheadofyour/itstimeaheadof/behindthecurveaheadof/behindtimeaholda-holeaholicaholicsaiaidaid(someone)in(something)aidandabetaidandabet,toaidinaidindoingaideAIDSaightAIICailment▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲Ahe AHEA ahead ahead ahead ahead ahead ahead AheadNero aheadof aheadof aheadof(one's)/itstime aheadof(one's/its)time aheadof(someoneorsomething's)time aheadof(someoneorsomething) aheadof(someone'sorsomething's)time aheadof/itstime aheadofher aheadofhertime aheadofhim aheadofhistime aheadofit aheadofitstime aheadofitstime aheadofitstime aheadofitstime aheadofitstime Aheadofitself AheadofMyTime aheadofone aheadofone'stimeaheadofourtime aheadofschedule aheadofschedule aheadofschedule aheadofschedule aheadofschedule aheadofsomebody aheadofsomeone aheadofsomeoneorsomething aheadofsomething AheadoftheCurve AheadoftheCurve aheadofthegame aheadofthegame aheadofthegame aheadofthegame aheadofthegame aheadofthegame aheadofthepack AheadofTheirTime aheadofthem aheadoftime aheadoftime aheadoftime aheadoftime aheadoftime aheadoftime AheadofTimeCrew aheadofus Aheadofyou ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromIdiomsandphrases MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay WordFinder Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox