golden age vs golden years

golden age

noun
  • A period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and/or great progress. 

  • The Golden Age. 

golden years

noun
  • The period during which someone or something flourishes. 

  • Old age; especially, the leisure years in later life after one has retired from employment. 

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