our time

noun

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

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For the rest of us there are probably better ways to spend our time. New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026 No matter what happens, our time on earth may well be remembered as the Age of AI. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026 Reading respects our time; video consumes it. Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The internet has the ability to create assassins and sway elections and destroy families, to waste our time and wreck our life. Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 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 31 Jan. 2026.

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