mists of time
Hazy historical distance
The mists of time is a poetic phrase for the distant, obscured past—periods so remote that details have become hazy or lost: The origins of the tradition are lost in the mists of time.
The metaphor suggests memory fading like a landscape disappearing into fog.
The phrase appears almost exclusively with "lost in" or "shrouded in."
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
bygone · yesteryear · golden age · lore · veil · primordial · shroud · ancientness · prehistory · ages past · antiquity · enigma · faded memories · eras · obscure · wistfulness · dreamlike · longing
mists of timehere and now
The current moment
today · this very instant · right now · contemporary times · modern times
mists of timesharp focus
Maximum image clarity
photographic memory · vivid memory · eyewitness account · eyewitness accounts · harsh reality
mists of timeharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
the here and now · everyday life · current events · breaking news · real time
mist, mists, misty, mistier, mistiest, mistily, mistiness, time, times