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 As to the certification of the prior election results, there is no time machine to turn back those events. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 Inside is a four-poster bed with a floral headboard all surrounded by walls painted a soothing pale blue—like if Daphne Bridgerton took a time machine to the 2020s and decided to redecorate. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 June 2024 Political economy was not a time machine, his detractors pointed out. Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023 The Wayback Machine, a time machine for the web The internet is ephemeral, with the average life of a web page – before it's changed or deleted – about 100 days. David Morgan, CBS News, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for time machine 

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time machine was in 1895

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“Time machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20machine. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

time machine

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