Pindar, Olympian 10. 7-8

“What was to be the future attacked from afar and shamed my deep need.”

ἕκαθεν γὰρ ἐπελθὼν ὁ μέλλων χρόνος

ἐμὸν καταίσχυνε βαθὺ χρέος.

(“The time about to be” (ὁ μέλλων χρόνος) in past tense? Thank you, Pindar)