formertimes
nounUK /ˈfɔːmə taɪmz/
US /ˈfɔːrmər taɪmz/
Times that happened before now.
In former times, people wrote letters by hand.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A period when someone or something was in a previous role or state.
In his former times as a teacher, he loved helping kids.
3. The years before a big change happened.
Former times before the internet felt very different.
4. A way to talk about long ago in stories.
The book tells of former times when kings ruled the land.