beforetimes
Days of yore
Beforetimes is an archaic or literary word for formerly or in earlier times: Beforetimes, travelers relied on the stars for navigation.
The word gained ironic modern currency during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people used it to refer nostalgically to life before lockdowns: Back in the beforetimes, we used to shake hands.
Very old indeed
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- primitiveIn earliest form
Neolithic · Bronze Age · Iron Age · Sumerian · Egyptian · Babylonian · Greek · Roman
Ordered historical record
- epochDistinct historical period
- eraDistinct historical period
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
prehistory · renaissance · timeline · artifact · civilization · dynasty · empire · manuscript
Recalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
sepia-toned · golden age · halcyon · idyllic · rose-colored · fondness · pining · lament
Before 2020's outbreak
- pre-pandemicBefore global health crisis
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- normalcyState of being typical
ancient
Very old indeed
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
primitive · Neolithic · Bronze Age · Iron Age · Sumerian · Egyptian · Babylonian · Greek · Roman · Phoenician
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- epochDistinct historical period
- eraDistinct historical period
- historiographyStudy of history-writing
medieval · prehistory · renaissance · timeline · artifact · civilization · dynasty · empire · manuscript · monument
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
bittersweet · sepia-toned · golden age · halcyon · idyllic · rose-colored · fondness · pining · lament · innocence
pre-COVID
Before 2020's outbreak
- pre-pandemicBefore global health crisis
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
normalcy · 2019 · gathering · crowded · unmasked · handshake
beforetimesnow
The present moment
the present · nowadays · currently · today · hereafter