"as times go" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} as times go
  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

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