behind the times
idiom
: not having or showing knowledge of current ideas or styles : outdated, old-fashioned
The entire country is behind the times when it comes to protecting the environment.
Our professor is surprisingly behind the times.
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In other words, Apple’s iPhone display is beginning to look a little behind the times.
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David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The sound reaches for modern but still feels a solid decade behind the times, forgoing the specificity and nuance that makes the musical style interesting in favor of bland crowd-pleasing platitudes.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
Last week's death of O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial beamed live from a California courtroom captivated a nation three decades ago, was a telling reminder of how New York is behind the times — or, at least, a holdout.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Leaders who voiced such views, such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, were dismissed as eccentrics, their ideas behind the times.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The sound reaches for modern but still feels a solid decade behind the times, forgoing the specificity and nuance that makes the musical style interesting in favor of bland crowd-pleasing platitudes.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
Last week's death of O.J. Simpson, whose murder trial beamed live from a California courtroom captivated a nation three decades ago, was a telling reminder of how New York is behind the times — or, at least, a holdout.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Leaders who voiced such views, such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, were dismissed as eccentrics, their ideas behind the times.
—Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Behind the times.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20the%20times. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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