Phrase guide

mists of time

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, idiomatic, literary, plural, plural-only, poetic

Examples

  • lost in the mists of time

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: aikojen hämärässä — any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog
  • French: nuit des temps — any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog
  • Polish: pomroka dziejów — any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog
  • Spanish: neblinas del tiempo — any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog
  • Spanish: tiempos inmemoriales — any time so long ago that history is no longer clear, as though lost in a mist or fog