Dictionary / Vocabulary / とっくの昔
とっくのむかし
a long, long time ago; very long ago
Also written 疾っくの昔
「あれ？ここにパン屋さんなかった？」「それなら、とっくの昔に潰れちゃったよ」「うそ、いつの間に？」「半年前ぐらいかな」
"Huh, didn't the bakery store use to be here?" "Oh, it went bankrupt a while ago." "Really? When did that happen?" "I think it was about half a year ago."