ahead of its time
Example Sentences
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Thin Lizzy was ahead of its time and a victim of lousy luck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Sometimes even a great idea will fail, like Market Monitor, because the technology infrastructure is just not there; that it is simply ahead of its time.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
"Arguably, the move was ahead of its time, poorly conceived and executed," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
Under Armour was accidentally ahead of its time, then lost its nerve and tried to play it safe.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
After two years, a typical laptop would have been out of date, but Annabeth figured Daedalus’s machine was still about fifty years ahead of its time.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
