life and times
Someone's complete chronicle
Life and times refers to the full biographical span of a person's existence—not just events but the era and circumstances surrounding them.
The phrase typically appears in titles of biographies or documentaries: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
It suggests comprehensive treatment, covering both personal history and historical context.
- biographyWritten life account
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- personal historyAccount of someone's life
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- eraDistinct historical period
epoch · formative years · early days · journey · story · legacy · adventures · experiences · years · days · golden years · memories · history · retrospective · portrait · narrative · struggles · triumphs
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
life and timessnapshot
Informal photograph taken quickly
instant · flash · vignette · slice of life · anecdote
life and timesbare facts
Unembellished essential information
vital statistics · curriculum vitae · résumé · obituary · thumbnail sketch
life, times, lived, living, lives, lively, liveliness, lifelong, lifetime