Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in someone's time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: in- -some-one's -time
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In the time when one was of a certain age.

Example Sentences

"In my time, we didn't desecrate our flag."
"In my time, we still played with chemistry sets."
"I've got into a few scrapes in my time."

Synonyms

in someone's day

Questions

What does in someone's time mean?: In the time when one was of a certain age.

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