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"before my time" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means something that occurred before a person's birth or lifespan. You can use it when talking about a time period or event that happened before you were born or active in a particular field. Example: "I've heard stories about the famous musician, but he was before my time, so I never got to see him perform live."
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There are songs from before my time that feel timely.
"That was long before my time.
I am going before my time.
But that was before my time".
Sadly, that was before my time.
The sinking of the ships was before my time.
She responded defensively, "It was before my time".
I don't know, he said, before my time.
That was phase one and before my time.
Cusack: "Oh my God!" Snowden: "Before my time, man".
"Obviously, that was way before my time," he said.
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