old as time
Eternally, impossibly ancient
Old as time describes something ancient or eternal, existing since the beginning.
The phrase is hyperbolic—nothing human-made is literally as old as time—but conveys deep antiquity or timelessness: a tale as old as time, traditions as old as time itself.
Often suggests something fundamental or unchanging about human nature or experience.
- immemorialToo old to recall
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- venerableDeserving honor for dignity
- agelessWithout apparent deterioration
- eternalLasting without end
since forever · primordial · archaic · ancient history · folkloric · antique · mythical · ancient · epic · unchanging · origin story · days of yore · perpetual · foundational · immortal · everlasting · archetypal · perennial
- time sayingscarpe diem, seize the day, better late than never, tempus fugit, haste makes waste
old as timebrand new
Completely unused, just acquired
brand-new · newborn · hot off the presses · new · spanking new
old as timeunprecedented
Never having occurred before
unheard of · groundbreaking · revolutionary · novel · innovative
old as timefleeting
Passing very quickly
ephemeral · momentary · transient · flash in the pan · short-lived
old, older, oldest, olden, oldish, oldness, elder, eldest, time