Meaning & use
heyday
The period of greatest success, popularity, or strength in someone's or something's history.
See it in a sentence
In its heyday, the factory employed thousands of workers from the surrounding towns.
The actor was a major star in the heyday of silent film.
A note on using this word
Heyday is almost always used with a possessive, as in 'its heyday' or 'her heyday,' referring to a specific high point in the past.
Words with a similar meaning
primepeakgolden age
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Words with an opposite meaning
decline
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