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Jam tomorrow
01
a promise of something good or desirable that will never be fulfilled
Dialect
British
British
Idiom
Informal
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
complex compound
Uncountable
Plural form
jam tomorrows
What is the origin of the idiom "jam tomorrow" and when to use it?
The idiom "jam tomorrow" originates from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass," where it was used in the context of a fictional conversation. In everyday language, it is used to refer to the promise of future rewards or benefits that are constantly postponed and never realized.
Examples
The workers were tired of jam tomorrow and wanted a real pay rise now.
