get with the times
Adapt to now
To get with the times is to update one's attitudes, methods, or knowledge to match current standards or practices.
Often used as an imperative urging someone to abandon outdated thinking: Get with the times—nobody uses fax machines anymore.
The phrase implies the person addressed is behind the curve on social norms, technology, or cultural shifts.
- evolveChange gradually over time
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- automateMake self-operating
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- trendyCurrently in vogue
fashionable · relevant · catch up · adjust · mainstream · flexible · move forward · adaptable · modernize · cutting-edge · contemporary · forward-thinking · progress · popular · digitalize · refresh · new wave · innovate
get with the timeslive in the past
Fixating on former times
behind the times · old-fashioned · out of touch · anachronistic · backward-looking
get with the timesdig in one's heels
Refuse to change position
stand pat · stay the course · stagnate · hold fast · conservatism
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