behind the times

المعنى

old-fashioned and unaware of modern developments

قديم الطراز وغير مطلع على المستجدات.

أمثلة

1. 1That shop is behind the times; it still refuses to accept card payments.
2. 2Am I behind the times for still buying paper maps instead of using my phone?
3. 3Their teaching methods are behind the times: they still ban calculators and ignore all digital resources.
4. 4This guidebook is behind the times; half the attractions it recommends closed years ago.
5. 5The office seems behind the times, storing every record on paper while similar firms have gone digital.

القواعد

يأتي عادة بعد be أو seem. تبقى الأداة the والاسم الجمع times.

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