How to Use behind the times in a Sentence

behind the times

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• Retrenchers are out of step with history and way behind the times.
  — H. R. McMaster, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
• Perhaps the subtlest way to suggest someone is a bit behind the times.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
• But residents say that depiction of the heart of their city is behind the times.
  — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
• These moves are notable in the context of an industry that has sometimes lagged behind the times.
  — Rory Satran, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2023
• Indeed, there are plenty of places where the feds’ guidance will likely be welcome—and maybe even behind the times.
  — Aarian Marshall, Wired, 27 Jan. 2022
• So maybe the lack of nods is a sign of progress from an organization that has been accused of being behind the times?
  — Brian Tallerico, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2021
• To those who saw the church as behind the times, Benedict was Exhibit A.
  — Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• Crane’s baseball club carried no such cachet, caught behind the times in a country that can produce premier talent.
  — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
• Sony seems more complacent and behind the times these days, pushing for $70 games in the face of Game Pass.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021
• Outdated materials or styles can quickly make a home feel behind the times—and may even affect its appeal down the road.
  — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
• The report also touches on why, despite all the pleas to rethink policing, training remains behind the times in many places.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
• But in an era of shiny new tracks and much redevelopment, the Hungaroring was starting to fall a bit behind the times.
  — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
• Leaders who voiced such views, such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, were dismissed as eccentrics, their ideas behind the times.
  — Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
• Recent changes to Miss Universe’s rules, while billed as modernizing, lag decades behind the times.
  — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
• In other words, Apple’s iPhone display is beginning to look a little behind the times.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
• Many other large metro systems have already fully transitioned to tap-and-go; in this sense, New York is behind the times.
  — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
• The interior design is a bit behind the times as well, having not changed in many years with only slight modifications to things like the air vents.
  — Kyle Edward, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
• The Ministry of Employment and Labor said in a statement that law had fallen behind the times.
  — Fox News, 20 Jan. 2023
• Of course, a lot has changed, and the beginning of the first new episode spends some time with Hank, always a little behind the times, gawking at everything new.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
• Still, Östlund seems to be operating on an early-2000s critique of that sector — which is fine, but a bit behind the times.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2022
• The pandemic highlighted just how behind the times wineries have been in developing e-commerce businesses.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2021
• In those days, Ireland prided itself on being behind the times, and the frantic Sixties felt to us more like the fallow Forties.
  — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• Since winning their last World Series title in 1983, the Orioles have in many ways been badly behind the times.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
• Musk’s letter to Tesla executives looks decidedly behind the times.
  — Sarah Todd, Quartz, 1 June 2022
• Others suggest the safety organization has fallen behind the times and doesn’t realize that women are now in the driver’s seat and purchase more vehicles than men.
  — Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• After falling behind the times and succumbing to foreclosure, Buckhead’s largest office complex is about to undergo some major changes.
  — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Byrnes is coming from an organization viewed as cutting-edge to the Rockies, a franchise seen as behind the times in analytics, coaching, and team-building.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
• Another issue exacerbating trust issues is the fear of falling behind the times and the threat of job displacement, which creates uncertainty.
  — Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
• Fermin, however, feels behind the times, an abstract expressionist, while younger artists paint elevator shafts or design a AI dog which reviews art works.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 8 May 2025
• Proponents pushing for the bipartisan bill said that Connecticut is behind the times when compared to most other states and needs to make better provisions for voters headed to the polls.
  — Christopher Keating, courant.com, 11 Jan. 2022