all in the past

idiom

: no longer happening
She had some financial problems, but that is all in the past.

Examples of all in the past in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Has your notion of time changed at all in the past two years? Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023 In the he-lost-$40 mil-over-four-years sense. Mickelson told SI.com that is all in the past. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 June 2022 Students in Sweden and Finland, for example, have not missed any in-person schooling at all in the past two years. David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2022 The Mega Millions game has surpassed $1 billion three times, all in the past four years. Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2022 In what could be Broward County’s first post-lockdown murder trial, one lawyer is asking a judge to treat coronavirus as an ongoing concern, criticizing those who think the threat is all in the past. Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 19 July 2021 Back in Massachusetts, Glenda Crookes, who took over as executive director when Israel stepped down in 2011, said the incidents that sparked public outcry are all in the past. NBC News, 28 Apr. 2021 Indiana on Wednesday reported 6,059 new cases of the coronavirus and an additional 63 deaths, all in the past two weeks. Indystar, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2020 Once upon a time, Alexis did disregard Justin on a dating app, but hopefully that's all in the past. Shawniece Jackson and Jephte Pierre, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022

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“All in the past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20in%20the%20past. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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