beyond the pale: see pale beyond someone's means: see means beyond your wildest dreams: see dream beyond a joke: see joke. the beyond whatever comes after this life
Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength
If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it. They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door Beyond is also an adverb. The house had a fabulous view out to the Strait of Georgia and the Rockies beyond
If something happens beyond a particular time or date, it continues after that time or date has passed. Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40 = past Beyond is also an adverb. The financing of home ownership will continue through the 1990s and beyond
farther along in space or time or degree; "through the valley and beyond"; "to the eighth grade but not beyond"; "will be influential in the 1990s and beyond"