yesterday's news
No longer relevant
Yesterday's news describes something no longer current, relevant, or interesting—information or a person that once commanded attention but has been overtaken by events.
The phrase captures how quickly things lose importance in a fast-moving world: That scandal? Yesterday's news—nobody cares anymore.
Often dismissive, suggesting the subject has lost its power to hold attention.
- fadShort-lived enthusiasm
- disregardedNot given consideration
- passéNo longer fashionable
- outdatedNo longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
headlines · ignored · antiquated · ancient history · old hat · bygone · obsolete · dismissed · out of sight out of mind · trend · overlooked · neglected · press coverage · abandoned · historical context · hype · undervalued · unimportant
- washed-uphas-been, over the hill, past prime, played out, finished
yesterday's newsbreaking news
Newly unfolding events reported
hot off the press · late-breaking · the latest · up-to-the-minute · news flash
yesterday's newsheadline news
Major current events coverage
top story · newsworthy · big news · hot topic · urgent news
yesterday's newsbombshell
Shocking sudden revelation
scoop · exclusive · revelation · game-changer · groundbreaking