Heyday is a noun that denotes a peak period of success, popularity, or vigor. It’s commonly used to describe the high point in someone’s career, the height of a trend, or the most prosperous period of an era or organization. The term can also appear in the phrase “in their heyday,” meaning during that peak time, and it is sometimes used in a more general sense to refer to a time of great activity or flourishing. Key notes on usage:
- Typical definition: the time when someone or something is most successful or popular.
- Usually singular: “in the heyday of his career.”
- Can apply to people, brands, movements, or technologies when they experienced their greatest prominence.
- Historical nuance: the word originated from an exclamation, historically linked to cheerfulness or high spirits, and evolved to mean a peak period.
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