"behind its time" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-behind its time.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} behind its time, {{en-prep phrase}} behind its time
  1. (idiomatic) Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted. Tags: idiomatic Translations (showing characteristics of the past): ajastaan jäljessä (Finnish), efter sin tid (Swedish)
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