behind the times

意味

old-fashioned and unaware of modern developments

考え方ややり方が時代に遅れている.

例文

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.

文法

be や seem の後に置くことが多い。冠詞 the と複数名詞 times は変えない

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