ahead of his time(s)
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To be "ahead of one's time" is a set phrase. You cannot change it.
My question is that why the word "times" doesn't sound natural here, as "times" could be used to mean "a period of time".
"His time" means "the time that he lives in." He doesn't live in more than one time, unless he's Doctor Who. 
We do have phrases such as Thomas Paine's "These are the times that try men's souls," but I think they're generally used to mean "the overall conditions at the present" as opposed to "the period of time an individual lives in."
We do have phrases such as Thomas Paine's "These are the times that try men's souls," but I think they're generally used to mean "the overall conditions at the present" as opposed to "the period of time an individual lives in."
Who is Doctor Who?"His time" means "the time that he lives in." He doesn't live in more than one time, unless he's Doctor Who.
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We have "Victorian times". So, could we say:
Queen Vitoria implemented some political policies in her times? (In her time or times?)
Sorry; Doctor Who is a television show about a time traveler.
I'm not sure it's wrong, exactly, but I don't think I would say "her times." So, oddly enough, Queen Victoria's time was in Victorian times. English doesn't always make sense.
I'm not sure it's wrong, exactly, but I don't think I would say "her times." So, oddly enough, Queen Victoria's time was in Victorian times. English doesn't always make sense.
What does "Victorian times" mean? Is it the yrears of her reign in her life or the period of more than one queens?
So the span of Queen Victoria's time is exactly that of Victorian times. Right?
Notes:
I did a test by using Google ngram to search "ahead of her times". There are many hits coming up. I put one good example here from a book published in the United states:
"Juanita was ahead of her times as a female who dappled in carpentry work from time to time." (from book Tough times Tight times What Can You Do?)
How to explain this?
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