our time

noun

: the present period of time
He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

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Talk about a lyric for our time. Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 That's our time to do it together, our affirmations together. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025 In a time when even making and showcasing art to imagine ourselves outside of oppressive realities are being threatened, The Brothers Size effortlessly resists our time with a timeless story about freedom, love, brotherhood, and possibility in the space between reality and mythical play. Essence, 17 Sep. 2025 That suppression gained momentum in the 19th century; both Darwin and Freud argued that olfaction was the lowest sense, left over from our time as beasts that walked on all fours, nose to the ground. Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for our time

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“Our time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/our%20time. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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