heady days

noun

A period of time characterized by excitement, rapid success, high energy or optimism.

“In the heady days of their youth, they thought anything was possible.”

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Meanings

nounheady days (plural heady days)
  1. idiomaticA period of time characterized by excitement, rapid success, high energy or optimism.

    In the heady days of their youth, they thought anything was possible.

    1 more example

    Nobody had made profits of this size since the heady days of the stock-market boom.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heady days,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heady%20days.

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