在本人記事之前; 在與本人有關的時刻之前The Beatles were a bit before my time. 披頭士樂隊風靡的時候我還不記事兒呢。The headquarters used to be in Bristol, but that was before my time. 總部當時設在布里斯托爾, 但那時我還沒到總部工作。
等待時機Rejected as an actor, Tom turned to other work and bided his time. 湯姆未能當上演員, 便改行以待時機。We mustn't get impatient, if we bide our time the chance will come. 我們要有耐心, 如果我們等待時機, 總會有希望的。