"as times go" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. (dated, obsolete) As the way things are in current times; according to contemporary standards. Tags: dated, obsolete
    Sense id: en-as_times_go-en-prep_phrase-f76anx7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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