rear-view mirror

noun

1. a mirror on a motor vehicle enabling the driver to see traffic coming behind him or her

Example Sentences

Once this election is in the rear-view mirror, we may be able to conclusively point to a reason why the winning candidate came out on top.

From BBC

In Baffert’s mind, the controversy is well in the rear-view mirror.

From Los Angeles Times

They probably shouldn’t have been here in the first place, and soon they’ll be gone, in the Dodgers’ rear-view mirror along with the San Diego Padres, postseason victims of a very different postseason Dodger team.

From Los Angeles Times

Shohei Ohtani. 50-50 already seems so rear-view mirror.

From Los Angeles Times

While the Dodgers sputtered, the Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks grew increasingly large in the rear-view mirror.

From Los Angeles Times