Idiom - Ahead of Their Time

"Ahead of their time" means having ideas, knowledge, or talent that is too advanced for the time they live in.

Equivalent in Brazilian Portuguese: "à frente do seu tempo"

Examples:

Leonardo da Vinci was ahead of his time.
Leonardo da Vinci estava à frente do seu tempo.

Her inventions were ahead of their time — no one understood them back then.
Suas invenções estavam à frente do seu tempo - ninguém entendia naquela época.

The book was ahead of its time and became popular years later.
O livro estava à frente do seu tempo ficando popular anos depois.

ACTIVITIES

1 - Choose the correct sentence.

2 - Do you know someone who was ahead of their time (a scientist, artist, family member, etc.)? What did they do?