kingdom come

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.

kingdom come

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

kingdom come

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.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of kingdom come¹

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

Example Sentences

When Jay-Z released album Kingdom Come in 2006, Lil Wayne reportedly took issue with the rapper claiming he'd stage a comeback because "hip-hop was dead".

From BBC

And I’d say, ‘It is a fantastic offer, but even if it wasn’t, I’m not in a position to say no right now, because I have to make myself financially stable from now until kingdom come.’

From Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Kimmel joked that Trump better lock the doors at Mar-a-Lago “because Bazooka Joe Biden has every reason to blow it to kingdom come.”

From New York Times

And since “Down in the Delta,” “Kingdom Come,” “The Secret Life of Bees” and Tyler Perry’s Madea character have walked similar paths.

From New York Times

The CHP officer “pulled out his gun, and he blasted Jesse to kingdom come,” Carrillo said.

From Los Angeles Times