1) Before you were born 2) In ancient times 3) In olden days 4) In the distant past 5) In the good old days 6) Much earlier 7) Not recently 8) Once upon a time 9) Tale starter 10) Time of many a fairy tale 11) Way back when 
Job 14 Job talks about life and death and what happens to man after death. `Man gives up the ghost, and where is he?` `If a man die, shall he live again?` People: Job - God Related Articles: Divine retribution - Suffering - Death - Afterlife - Sin English Text: American Standard - Douay-Rheims - Free - King James - Jewish Publication Society -...
[adv] - of the distant or comparatively distant past[adj] - belonging to time long gone
long since 1 lang syne adverb of the distant or comparatively distant past; `We met once long ago`; `they long ago forsook their nomadic life`; `left for work long ago`; `he has long since given up mountain climbing`; `This name has long s... adjective belonging to time long gone; `those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor`
of or pertaining to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.