behind the times

1. Not keeping up with current fashion, methods, or ideas, as in Your accounting methods are behind the times. Charles Dickens used this idiom in Dombey and Son (1848): “I'm old-fashioned, and behind the Time.” [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Others criticized the institution he led for being far behind the times in general.

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The tenor of such softball japes can make “Shifting Gears” feel behind the times.

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Springfield: At the time, Australia was kind of behind the times, so at the show, when the Beatles came on it was like they were from Mars.

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Our government is at least 50 years behind the times for a lot of things - especially other countries throughout the world having better representation.

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“Is it true that we are behind the times in terms of housing?” asked Nick Pilch, 63, who serves on the executive committee of the club’s San Francisco Bay chapter.

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