Meaning of have seen one's day | Babel Free

Definitions

Of a person, thing, idea, etc., to be at the point in a life cycle or career of no longer being useful or effective; to be worn-out.

idiomatic

Examples

“Now, as you say, and most every other one says, the grooving plan has seen its day. We must try some other plan.”

“The old Boeing flying boats have seen their day, he added. They will be replaced with more economical land planes.”

“Written off by most observers as a champion who had seen his day, the Sampras who stalked the courts as world number one for six straight years in the 1990s rose from the ashes to add to his lustre with a record-setting 14th Grand Slam title.”

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