before someone's time

== English == === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === before someone's time (idiomatic) From before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world. Coordinate terms: in one's day, in one's time For more quotations using this term, see Citations:before someone's time. (idiomatic) At a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature. 1951, Johnny Cash, letter to Vivian Cash dated 3 November 1951, reprinted in Vivian Cash (with Ann Sharpsteen), I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny, Scribner (2007), →ISBN, page 38: Oh yes, and tell her to take care of herself too, and not get herself all banged up again, or she will look old before her time. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:before someone's time. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== back in the day