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behind the times

• not aware of or using the latest ideas or techniques; out of date.
• "the children considered dad to be behind the times"
Similar: old-fashioned, outmoded, out of fashion, out of date, unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, out of style, outdated, dated, out, outworn, old, former, dead, musty, old-time, old-world, behindhand, past, bygone, archaic, obsolescent, obsolete, ancient, antiquated, superannuated, defunct, medieval, prehistoric, antediluvian, old-fogeyish, old-fangled, conservative, backward-looking, quaint, anachronistic, crusted, feudal, fusty, moth-eaten, olde worlde, démodé, vieux jeu, passé, old hat, square, not with it, out of the ark, creaky, clunky, mouldy, antwacky, horse-and-buggy, rinky-dink, mossy, square-toed,
Opposite: up to date, ahead of one's time,

behind time

• late.
• "she was now behind time and had to rush"
Similar: late, not on time, behind, behind schedule, behind target, behindhand, delayed, running late, overdue, belated, tardy, unpunctual, slow, dilatory,
Opposite: ahead of time, early,


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