past vs time out of mind

time out of mind vs past

past and time out of mind both are nouns.

past is an adjective but time out of mind is not an adjective.

past is an adverb but time out of mind is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
past	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
time out of mind	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, time out of mind is a hyponym of past; that is, time out of mind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than past:

past: the time that has elapsed
time out of mind: the distant past beyond memory

Other hyponyms of past include yore, bygone, water under the bridge, old, history, time immemorial, auld langsyne, good old days, lang syne, langsyne, old times, yesterday.

past (noun)	time out of mind (noun)
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past	the distant past beyond memory
the time that has elapsed
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

past (adjective)	time out of mind (adjective)
earlier than the present time; no longer current
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

past (adverb)	time out of mind (adverb)
so as to pass a given point

Difference between past and time out of mind

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