The intervening period of time between taking a potentially disastrous course of action and the manifestation of the consequences.
From the phrase 'the shit hit the fan".
From the phrase 'the shit hit the fan".
Having given all his company's products away for free just to say that sales had been achieved, Ben stood back while waiting for the fan to go brown.
by vxrandall March 24, 2023
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