time gone by
Days already lived
Time gone by is the past, especially when recalled with nostalgia or reflection.
The phrase emphasizes elapsed time as something distant and irretrievable: In times gone by, families gathered on the porch after supper.
It often appears in sentimental contexts, evoking how things used to be.
- pastTime already gone
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- good old daysIdealized past era
- back in the dayIn times past
- memoriesStored past experiences
yesteryear · history · days of old · forgotten · ancient · golden age · olden · long ago · faded · sepia · dusty · antique · vintage · reminisce · memory lane · once · ago · former
- memoriesmemories, remember, recollections, childhood memory, childhood memories
- The Pastpast, ancient, old, formerly, previously
- nostalgianostalgia, nostalgic, memories, memory, remember
time gone bytime to come
Period ahead of now
tomorrow · futurity · posterity · what's next · prospect
time gone bythe present
Current moment in time
now · the here and now · today · present time · modern times
time, times, timed, timing, timer, timely, untimely, overtime, daytime