The phrase "fourth inning" refers to a specific part or stage of a baseball game. It is usually used to talk about the early stages of a game when both teams have had a turn to bat or hit. Full definition
The market looks very different once you realize that we are only in the third or fourth inning of this recovery. (oldprof.typepad.com)
So fourth inning, 2 - 2 ballgame, and I thought we were still in it. (sportstarsmag.com)
«If you don't have the guts to be entirely in real estate, which I think is more in the eighth or ninth inning, I think stocks are still in the third or fourth inning, which nobody is talking about because I think multiples should be much, much higher,» Chase told CNBC PRO. (cnbc.com)