English Dictionary

ahead of one's time

前置詞句

慣用表現

(idiomatic) In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field.

日本語の意味

時代一般の考え方に先んじ、未来の変化を予感させる特徴を持つ。 / 従来の常識やアイデアよりも先に、革新性や先進性を示す。 / 後の進展が見られる前に、その分野において新しい考え方や手法を取り入れている。

To be ahead of one's time often means being misunderstood at first, although later generations may celebrate the innovation.

時代に先んじていることはしばしば最初は誤解されるが、後の世代がその革新を称賛することもある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field.

With his practice of dream interpretation by free association, Freud was both ahead of his time and behind his time.