Usage of "in the past"

At a time in the past.

Usage of in the past in English

The question of abuse has caused problems in the past for Ottawa. 
 Reuters 

Data encryption has come a long way in the past five years. 
 Reuters 

Maniatis said he met Bulgarian officials several times in the past months. 
 Reuters 

This was the second major deal by McKesson in the past year. 
 Reuters 

No opinion poll result has been released in the past six months. 
 Radio NZ 

OPINION:Funding for universities has fallen 30 per cent in the past decade. 
 The Irish Times 

Conditions that exist today are based on what happened in the past. 
 Feminist dot com 

She'd imagined this moment a million times in the past eight days. 
 Foul play 

Israel has, however, said in the past it supports the field's development. 
 Reuters 

There have been just two new cases in the past 10 days. 
 Radio NZ 

The CDC used different methods in the past to calculate the number. 
 Reuters 

Both incidents were said to have taken place in the past week. 
 The Irish Times 

However, in the past three weeks, Yemen has returned to international attention. 
 The Irish Times 

The centre has seen 60 other cases in the past two weeks. 
 Reuters 

Bashir has held far fewer public rallies in the past few months. 
 Reuters 

Instead, they'll ask questions about what's happened in the past ten years. 
 The Girl I Used to Be 

Meanings of in the past in English