Definition

1. Adjective:
   • No longer in fashion, outdated, past one's prime: Describes something or someone that was once popular, influential, or effective but is now considered obsolete, irrelevant, or no longer successful.
   • To have had one's day: Indicates that the period of success, popularity, or relevance has ended.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Kiểu quần áo đó giờ đã hết thời rồi. (That style of clothing is now outdated.)
  • Ông ấy từng là một ca sĩ nổi tiếng, nhưng giờ đã hết thời. (He used to be a famous singer, but his time has passed.)
  • Chủ nghĩa thực dân đã hết thời. (Colonialism has had its day.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị/đã coi là hết thời": to be considered/seen as past it.
  • Công nghệ đó bị coi là đã hết thời. (That technology is considered to be obsolete.)
• Used to comment on trends, ideas, technologies, or public figures whose peak has passed.

Variants and Related Words

• Lỗi thời (adj): Outdated, old-fashioned. (Focuses more on being out of style.)
• Lạc hậu (adj): Backward, lagging behind. (Emphasizes falling behind progress.)
• Quá đát (adj): Over-the-hill, past it. (Often used for people or products.)

Synonyms

• Lỗi mốt: Out of fashion.
• Không còn thịnh hành: No longer in vogue.
• Đã qua thời hoàng kim: Past one's golden age.

Related Phrases

• Hết thời huy hoàng: The glorious period is over.
  • Đội bóng đó đã hết thời huy hoàng. (That football team's glorious era is over.)
• Hết thời oanh liệt: The heroic/victorious period is over.

Related Idioms

• "Cá mè một lứa" (lit: all fish of the same batch): Sometimes used in a similar, though more derogatory, context to imply a group is equally past its prime or worthless. (Note: This idiom is not a direct equivalent but can convey a similar dismissive sentiment about relevance.)
• "Xuống dốc không phanh" (lit: downhill without brakes): To decline rapidly. This can describe the process leading to being .

1. have had one's day
   • Chủ nghiã thực dân đã hết thời
     Colonialism has had its day