How to Pronounce "mists of time"
expression
MISTS-uhv-TYM
MISTS-ov-TYM
Definition
'Mists of time' is a poetic way to refer to something so long ago in history that it is hard to remember or know clearly.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmɪsts/ /ˈəv/ /ˈtaɪm
British English
mˈɪsts/ /ˈɒv/ /tˈaɪm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MISTS-uhv-TYM
UK
MISTS-ov-TYM
Listen in Context
Many old legends have been lost in the mists of time.
The city's real age is hidden in the mists of time.
The origin of this festival is lost in the mists of time.
Historians are still trying to peer through the mists of time to understand how the ancient empire began.