move with the times
Meaning: To keep up with change instead of clinging to old ways.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “The old printer moved with the times and now sells online.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: "The times" for the present age is old; the phrase is common in English from the 19th century.
Equivalents in other languages
- Italian: mettersi al passo con i tempi — literally: to put oneself at the step with the times
More idioms — Daily Life
- beat the drum for something — To promote something loudly and publicly.
- any old how — Carelessly, with no attention to doing it properly.
- without a fight — With no resistance at all.
- pave the way — To prepare the ground so that something can happen later.
- catch someone off guard — To surprise someone who is not prepared.
- all at once — Suddenly, with no warning.
More English idioms
- set someone's heart racing — To excite or alarm someone.
- forget one's own head — To be extremely forgetful.
- take to one's heels — To run away.
- where the sun doesn't shine — Somewhere hidden; also a rude way of naming the body.
- do more harm than good — To make matters worse while trying to help.
- drag one's feet — To delay deliberately.
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