Father Time
noun
: time personified especially as a bearded old man holding a scythe and an hourglass
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The series builds to his final French Open in 2024 when Father Time was nipping at his heels, navicular, hip, back and everything else.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Father Time comes for us all, just accept it.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
None of Brad Lambert, Isak Rosén, or Brayden Yager is capable of vaulting past Scheifele or Connor to claim the role, either, so the internal option is either Scheifele channeling his idol Tom Brady in defiance of Father Time … or nobody.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 May 2026
One of the oldest lines anywhere is about Father Time being undefeated.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Father Time comes for us all, just accept it.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
None of Brad Lambert, Isak Rosén, or Brayden Yager is capable of vaulting past Scheifele or Connor to claim the role, either, so the internal option is either Scheifele channeling his idol Tom Brady in defiance of Father Time … or nobody.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 May 2026
One of the oldest lines anywhere is about Father Time being undefeated.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
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“Father Time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Father%20Time. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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