time before time

Noun

poetic uncountable

(poetic) The distant past.

Japanese Meaning

遥か昔 / 大昔

Legends whisper that the river has flowed since the time before time, carving canyons long before people named them.

伝説によれば、その川ははるか昔から流れており、人々が名前を付ける前に峡谷を刻んだという。

Sense（1）

(poetic) The distant past.

In the time before time, we were the slaves and the humans were the masters.