kingdom come

American  

noun

1. the next world; the hereafter; heaven.

2. Informal. a place or future time seemingly very remote.

   You could keep it up till kingdom come.

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kingdom come British  

noun

1. the next world; life after death

2. informal the end of the world (esp in the phrase until kingdom come )

3. informal unconsciousness or death

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kingdom come Cultural  

1. The next world; the afterlife: “The superpowers have enough nuclear warheads to blow the entire world to kingdom come.” An allusion to the Lord's Prayer: “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.”

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Etymology

Origin of kingdom come

First recorded in 1775–85; extracted from the phrase Thy kingdom come in the Lord's Prayer

Example Sentences

“It basically blew us all to kingdom come.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Forrest Gump and Cast Away actor said the technology could be used to recreate his image, ensuring he continued to appear in movies "from now until kingdom come".

From BBC

OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.

From BBC

There are rare cases where one maliciously lies, in which case they may get sued to kingdom come.

From Seattle Times

“Potential disputes that your honor is alluding to are ones that will be litigated, as this case has been litigated, until kingdom come by my friends for the other side,” Shaffer said.

From Seattle Times