# effluxion of time

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/effluxion-of-time
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.

## Examples

- The contract ended naturally through the effluxion of time.
- The lease agreement expired by the effluxion of time, so the tenant had to move out.
- The legal rights granted under the original patent eventually vanished through the simple effluxion of time, allowing competitors to enter the market.

## Origin

From effluxion + of + time.

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