英语词汇“behind one's time”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(i) Late (for an appointment, etc.); behindhand (also behind one's time). Now rare. wise behind the time: (Scottish) wise after the event.

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a1658 J. Durham Clavis Cantici (1668) 130 Christ..is never behind His time, He cannot mistryst a believer.

1683 Mem. Sir J. Melvil 190 Your Majesty confessed that I had shewn you the verity, but the said confession was ay behind the time, with over late Repentance.

1717 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 319 The proverb of being wise behind the time.

1773 Morning Chron. 6 Dec. He rested here but two hours, having strained himself, and being behind his time.

1847 G. W. M. Reynolds Parricide (new ed.) xxv. 75/1 Have you tarried long, Mr. Arnold? I find I'm a trifle behind the time.

1849 Macphail's Edinb. Eccl. Jrnl. Apr. 176 There were many of the politicians of earth prophetically wise behind the time, ready to tell us that those fears were groundless.

1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. iv. 56 The ‘three days’ granted him by Renée were over, and it scarcely troubled him that he should be behind the time.

1920 Overland Monthly Aug. 66/1 Billy..was purposely ten minutes behind the time, but to his disgust found the procession not yet started.

单词	behind one's time
释义	> as lemmas behind one's time (i) Late (for an appointment, etc.); behindhand (also behind one's time). Now rare. wise behind the time: (Scottish) wise after the event. ΚΠ a1658 J. Durham Clavis Cantici (1668) 130 Christ..is never behind His time, He cannot mistryst a believer. 1683 Mem. Sir J. Melvil 190 Your Majesty confessed that I had shewn you the verity, but the said confession was ay behind the time, with over late Repentance. 1717 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 319 The proverb of being wise behind the time. 1773 Morning Chron. 6 Dec. He rested here but two hours, having strained himself, and being behind his time. 1847 G. W. M. Reynolds Parricide (new ed.) xxv. 75/1 Have you tarried long, Mr. Arnold? I find I'm a trifle behind the time. 1849 Macphail's Edinb. Eccl. Jrnl. Apr. 176 There were many of the politicians of earth prophetically wise behind the time, ready to tell us that those fears were groundless. 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. iv. 56 The ‘three days’ granted him by Renée were over, and it scarcely troubled him that he should be behind the time. 1920 Overland Monthly Aug. 66/1 Billy..was purposely ten minutes behind the time, but to his disgust found the procession not yet started. extracted from timen.int.conj. < as lemmas
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