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at one time(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
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away back(adverb, late, earlier, then)
2
back when(adverb, late, old, past)
2
before now(adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
before this(adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
down memory lane(idiom, adverb, dead, late)
2
eons ago(adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
in former times(idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
2
in the olden days(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
2
in the past(verb, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
2
long ago(idiom, adverb, late, old)
2
of old(adverb, last, original, dead)
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of yore(adverb, last, original, dead)
2
olden days(adverb, late, old, past)
2
once upon a time(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
2
some time ago(idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
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time was(adverb, late, old, past)
2
used to be(idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
2
water under the bridge(idiom, dead, past, lost)
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ages ago(adjective, late, old, past)
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