How to Pronounce "before your time"
expression
ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈtaɪm
bi-FOR your TIME
bɪfˈɔː/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈaɪm
bi-FOR your TIME
Definition
This expression means something happened or existed earlier than the age or experience of the person you are talking to—before they were born or old enough to remember.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈtaɪm
British English
bɪfˈɔː/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈaɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bi-FOR your TIME
UK
bi-FOR your TIME
Listen in Context
This TV show was popular before your time.
People used pay phones before your time.
That store closed before your time.
"You don’t know that band? Oh, they were huge before your time."