pudding time
/ˈpʊdɪŋˌtʌɪm/Now rare
noun
The time when pudding or puddings are to be had; (hence figurative ) a time when a person is in luck; a favourable or useful time.
- †to come in pudding time: to come in good time, to come at a propitious moment (obsolete )..
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Heywood (c1496–c1578), playwright and epigrammatist. From pudding + time.