a day after the fair

English

WOTD – 15 February 2023

Etymology

The term refers to someone who has missed a fair (“community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements; event for public entertainment and trade, etc.”) by coming to visit it a day late.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə ˈdeɪ ˌɑːftə ðə ˈfɛə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ə ˈdeɪ ˌæftɚ ðə ˈfɛɚ/
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: a day aft‧er the fair

Adverb

a day after the fair (not comparable)

Too late.
- 1605, [Thomas Heywood], If You Know Not Me, You Know No Bodie: Or, The Troubles of Queene Elizabeth, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot] for Nathaniel Butter, published 1606, OCLC 1203236423, signature F3, recto:
  You are in your loue as free as in your care, / You're come euen iuſt, a day after the fayre.
- 1900, Fergus Hume, “Mr Baltic on the Trail”, in Bishop Pendle: Or, The Bishop’s Secret, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Rand, McNally & Company, OCLC 30128119, page 249:
  'Captain Pendle is coming to Beorminster this week, Miss Whichello.' / 'Oh,' said the little old lady, with a satirical smile, 'you are a day after the fair, Mr Cargrim. I heard that news this morning.' / 'Indeed! But the bishop only sent for Captain Pendle yesterday.' / 'Quite so; and Miss Arden received a telegram from Captain Pendle this morning.'

Translations

too late — see late

单词	a day after the fair
释义	a day after the fair English WOTD – 15 February 2023 Etymology The term refers to someone who has missed a fair (“community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements; event for public entertainment and trade, etc.”) by coming to visit it a day late. Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ə ˈdeɪ ˌɑːftə ðə ˈfɛə/ (General American) IPA^(key): /ə ˈdeɪ ˌæftɚ ðə ˈfɛɚ/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Hyphenation: a day aft‧er the fair Adverb a day after the fair (not comparable) Too late. 1605, [Thomas Heywood], If You Know Not Me, You Know No Bodie: Or, The Troubles of Queene Elizabeth, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot] for Nathaniel Butter, published 1606, OCLC 1203236423, signature F3, recto: You are in your loue as free as in your care, / You're come euen iuſt, a day after the fayre. 1900, Fergus Hume, “Mr Baltic on the Trail”, in Bishop Pendle: Or, The Bishop’s Secret, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Rand, McNally & Company, OCLC 30128119, page 249: 'Captain Pendle is coming to Beorminster this week, Miss Whichello.' / 'Oh,' said the little old lady, with a satirical smile, 'you are a day after the fair, Mr Cargrim. I heard that news this morning.' / 'Indeed! But the bishop only sent for Captain Pendle yesterday.' / 'Quite so; and Miss Arden received a telegram from Captain Pendle this morning.' Translations too late — see late See also a day late and a dollar short close the stable door after the horse has bolted Further reading “(to come) a day after the fair, phrase” under “fair, n.²”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
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