for the ages

Definitions

1. 1

   Especially memorable and noteworthy

   Especially memorable and noteworthy; deserving to endure for a very long time.

   • The comparison may seem unfair to Churchill now that he is a man for the ages by reason of his glorious bravado when the world, including Hitler, knew that his heart was heavy with dread.
   • It wasn't a speech for the ages. It was barely a speech for the evening.
   • Centenarian George Abbott's revival with attitude makes a '50s baseball musical one for the ages.
2. 2

   In a manner that produces long-lasting effects

   In a manner that produces long-lasting effects; for posterity; for a very long duration.

   • Little did Mr. Quiney think, when he wrote that letter, that he was writing for the ages.
   • Some men build hastily and quickly so that their work serves only its transient purpose, and is soon forgotten. Others build for the ages.
   • President Franklin Roosevelt loved Camp Pendleton, and decreed that the old ranch house . . . should be preserved for the ages.

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