Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lifetime past" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to refer to a time that feels very distant or to indicate that a significant amount of time has elapsed since a particular event or experience. Example: "It feels like a lifetime past since we last saw each other at that summer festival."
Exact(1)
For Vachon, 70 years old and nearly half a lifetime past an outstanding career, it was a wondrous moment but sadly imperfect.
Similar(58)
Results from the current study indicated that adults with SPD had greater odds of lifetime, past month, and daily use of cigarettes, cigars and pipes than adults without SPD.
Smoking status was self-reported and categorized into never (did not smoke 100+ cigarettes in one's lifetime), past (smoked 100+ cigarettes in one's lifetime but do not currently smoke) and current smoker (smoked 100+ cigarettes in one's lifetime and currently smoke).
In the following, frequencies (lifetime, past year, past month, and past week), functions, triggers, precipitants, and different characteristics (severity, method used, abuse of drugs, peer influence, and future likelihood) are recorded.
Nonsmokers were defined as not having smoked ≥100 cigarettes in their lifetime, past smokers as having smoked ≥100 cigarettes but not at baseline, and current smokers had smoked ≥100 cigarettes and were actively smoking at baseline.
Current smokers were defined by answering "yes" to questions: "Do you smoke cigarettes now?" and "Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your lifetime?" Past smokers included those who do not smoke cigarettes now but smoked over 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.
A face-to-face structured interview was administered by a trained interviewer to elicit data on experiences of substance use in lifetime, past year, and past 30 days.
A survey performed in 2007 investigating kratom use in Thailand (26,633 respondents aged 12 65 years) indicated that the lifetime, past year, and past 30 days prevalences for kratom were 2.32%, 0.81%, and 0.57%, respectively [ 3].
That leaves aspiring politicians like Huhne with three options: cover-up of past misdemeanours, a lifetime of chauffeurs, or permanently using public transport.
The revision came after several publications criticized Augusta National for ending its tradition of allowing past champions a lifetime exemption and making them beef up their schedule simply to play in the Masters.
WHEN Stanley Kubrick died on March 7th, just days after delivering his last film, "Eyes Wide Shut", obituaries were torn between saluting his perfectionism and lamenting the meagre output to which this led 13 feature films in a lifetime, only four in the past 28 years.
More suggestions(4)
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com