Main entry: past, past times, yesteryear
Definition: the time that has elapsed
Usage: forget the past
Antonyms: hereafter, time to come, future, futurity
Definition: the time yet to come
Main entry: past
Definition: earlier than the present time; no longer current
Usage: time past; his youth is past; this past Thursday; the past year
Antonyms: future
Definition: yet to be or coming
Antonyms: present
Definition: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Antonyms: first
Definition: preceding all others in time or space or degree
Antonyms: latter
Definition: the second of two or the second mentioned of two
Antonyms: latter
Definition: referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
Antonyms: new
Definition: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Definition: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Antonyms: middle
Definition: between an earlier and a later period of time
Antonyms: early
Definition: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
Antonyms: early
Definition: being or occurring at an early stage of development
Antonyms: middle
Definition: of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
Antonyms: early
Definition: of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
Antonyms: too soon, ahead of time, early
Definition: before the usual time or the time expected
Antonyms: late
Definition: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
Definition: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
Antonyms: late
Definition: of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
Antonyms: tardily, late, belatedly
Definition: later than usual or than expected
Antonyms: same
Definition: same in identity
Antonyms: ahistorical
Definition: unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
Main entry: past, preceding, retiring
Definition: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
Usage: a retiring member of the board
Antonyms: incoming
Definition: entering upon a position of office vacated by another
Antonyms: incoming
Definition: arriving at a place or position