全盛期
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Meanings
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Refers to the period when someone or something is at its peak of power, popularity, or prosperity.
His thirties were his heyday as an athlete.
This town reached its golden age in the Edo period.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が全盛期を迎えるfor someone to reach their heyday/prime
He reached his prime in his early thirties.
- 〈人〉の全盛期が過ぎるfor someone's heyday to pass
That band's heyday has already passed.
- 全盛期の〈人〉someone at the height of their career/fame
At his peak, he never lost to any opponent.
- 全盛期を誇るto boast a heyday (of great past success)
That company once boasted the industry's greatest heyday.