day/moment/time in the sun
noun phrase
: a period of being popular or getting a lot of attention
Organic foods are having their moment in the sun.
The singer is still waiting for his day in the sun.
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The Bath Pro feels like a logical next step after the Bird Buddy smart bird feeder got its moment in the sun in 2023.
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
There’s less pressure on a motley crew of anthropomorphic misfits than, say, Superman, whose time in the sun lies just around the corner.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Maybe after so many years of comic-book nonsense meticulously scrutinized by online nerds, Dylanheads are just eager to have their day in the sun.
—Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
As with The Mandalorian, Jon Favreau helms this Disney series, in which the criminally unsung bounty hunter of the Star Wars films finally gets his day in the sun.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
There’s less pressure on a motley crew of anthropomorphic misfits than, say, Superman, whose time in the sun lies just around the corner.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Maybe after so many years of comic-book nonsense meticulously scrutinized by online nerds, Dylanheads are just eager to have their day in the sun.
—Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
As with The Mandalorian, Jon Favreau helms this Disney series, in which the criminally unsung bounty hunter of the Star Wars films finally gets his day in the sun.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Day/moment/time in the sun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%2Fmoment%2Ftime%20in%20the%20sun. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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