there is a good time coming
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
This has been for a long time a familiar saying in Scotland, and it is introduced by Scott in his Rob Roy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “there is a good time coming” mean?
This has been for a long time a familiar saying in Scotland, and it is introduced by Scott in his Rob Roy.
Is “there is a good time coming” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.