C2idiomtimeIELTS-friendly
in someone's heyday
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during the most successful or popular period of someone's life
Also 'in your heyday' or 'in its heyday'. It often contrasts the glory of then with the situation now.
In context
In its heyday the Rex cinema sold out every night.
In his heyday the singer filled stadiums from Hanoi to Saigon.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way