mists of time
English
editNoun
editmists of time pl (plural only)
- (idiomatic, also poetic, literary) Any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog.
- lost in the mists of time
- 1979 October 12, Douglas Adams, chapter 15, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 89:
- Far back in the mists of ancient time, in the great and glorious days of the former Galactic Empire, life was wild, rich and largely tax free.
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editFurther reading
edit- “the mists of time”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “lost in the mists of time” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “lost in the mists of time”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.