vecchi tempi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “old times”.

Noun

vecchi tempi m pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic) old times, good old days
   • 2020, Barack Obama, chapter 10, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

     Poi se ne andò anche Michelle, lasciando per qualche istante soli me, Marvin e Reggie, proprio come ai vecchi tempi.

     Then it was Michelle's turn to go, leaving me, Marvin, and Reggie momentarily alone in a holding room, just like old times.

     (literally, “Then Michelle went away too, leaving Marvin, Reggie and I alone for a few instants, just like old times.”)