Time of Grace
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
See SPORTING SEASONS. Time lag, term given to the pause that elapses between a cause and its effect.
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 “Time of Grace” mean?
See SPORTING SEASONS. Time lag, term given to the pause that elapses between a cause and its effect.
Is “Time of Grace” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.