proverb · Legacy record
Rain before seven, clear before eleven.
Rain before seven, clear before eleven.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying places rain before seven and clearing before eleven. It promises a quick improvement through a memorable morning timetable.
What the words are saying
The checked Met Office discussion of a closely matching rhyme calls the rule unreliable, even though it may sometimes fit. The supplied bad-start metaphor is a broader hopeful reading rather than the literal weather meaning. Neither interpretation guarantees that a difficult beginning will clear on schedule.
Everyday example
A reader recognises the hopeful timetable without planning on the rhyme’s clearing time as certain.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a quick-improvement image with timing qualified.
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What it does not mean
No dependable four-hour clearing rule or guaranteed reversal of a bad start is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 606; PDF page 88
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
References for factual context
- The closely matching rain-before-seven rhyme is described as unreliable rather than a guaranteed clearing time. — Section: Rain before seven, fine by eleven