inning

n. a period of time when someone has the chance to do something or be in control.

n. a figurative period of power, opportunity, or activity, often used to describe a person's career or life span.

“He had a good long inning as the company director before he finally retired.”

“After a successful twenty-year inning in the fashion industry, she decided to sell her brand and pursue a career in landscape architecture.”

Informal

n. the act of gathering in a crop from the fields.

n. the gathering or bringing in of a harvest. This sense is largely restricted to historical or regional agricultural contexts.

“The farmers worked through the night to complete the inning of the wheat before the storm.”

“The records from the manor show a particularly bountiful inning that autumn, ensuring the village had enough grain for the winter months.”

Archaic