time out of mind

noun

1. time immemorial ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of time out of mind¹

First recorded in 1470–80

Idioms and Phrases

see time immemorial .

Example Sentences

The alligator lizards and their prey live on together, as they have since time out of mind.

From New York Times

So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind.

From New York Times

“Oh, yes; the family have always been respected here. Almost all the land in this neighbourhood, as far as you can see, has belonged to the Rochesters time out of mind.”

From Literature

Sanders has championed a minimum wage increase since time out of mind, but even he has apparently decided the relief package isn’t the right vehicle for it.

From Washington Times

This all happened long, long ago, in time out of mind, in the days when the gods still walked the earth.

From Literature