ahead of its time

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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

The concept was simple but well ahead of its time: bring chatbots to instant messaging platforms.

From Slate • Aug. 12, 2025

Her pioneering and controversial decision to hire exclusively women coders and data inputters, working from home, was way ahead of its time and changed many lives.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

He also developed a race- preparation technique that was a half century ahead of its time.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand