time machine

noun

: a hypothetical device that permits travel into the past and future

Examples of time machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both the styles and the prices feel like a time machine traveling back to 1967—but only for 20 minutes, give or take. Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Hart Plaza turned into a nostalgic, neon time machine on Saturday. Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2024 The dramatic manner of the simulated documentary, the way its cinematic forms spotlight characters’ affects, is similarly uncanny, as if recovered by time machine from the period in question. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024 Atkinson both sends up and deepens stock characters like the vicar, who here has lost his faith; a major who doesn’t feel cut out for civilian life; and the batty lady of the manor, who appears to have arrived via time machine from the Victorian era. Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time machine 

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time machine was in 1894

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“Time machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20machine. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

time machine

noun
: a fictional machine that allows one to travel backward or forward in time
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