sign of the times

English

Noun

sign of the times (plural signs of the times)

(idiomatic) Something that is symbolic of an era.

We [the black players]’d get off the coach at away matches and the National Front would be right there in your face. In those days, we didn’t have security and we’d have to run the gauntlet. We’d get to the players’ entrance and there’d be spit on my jacket or Cyrille’s shirt. It was a sign of the times.

Translations

symbol of an era

Chinese:
Mandarin: 時代的標誌, 时代的标志 (shídài de biāozhì)
Finnish: ajan merkki
German: Zeitzeichen n

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Spanish: signo de los tiempos m
Swedish: tidstecken n

See also

zeitgeist

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