effluxion of time

English

Etymology

effluxion +‎ of +‎ time.

Noun

effluxion of time (uncountable)

  1. (law, formal, idiomatic) The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event.
    • 1944 March and April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 89:
      [...] we often fail to make sufficient allowance for the changes in standards brought about by the effluxion of time.
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