Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
jam-tomorrow
noun
/ˈdʒæm təˈmɔːroʊ/
Definition
An event or situation that is promised for the future but will likely not happen.
Examples
- “The promises made by the politician were just jam-tomorrow, with nothing to back them up.”
- “He kept talking about his future plans, but they sounded like jam-tomorrow to me.”
Meaning
The term suggests a fanciful or unrealistic expectation of something that will happen in the future but is deemed improbable or unlikely.
Synonyms
- unrealistic promise
- pipe dream
- future illusion