time machine

noun

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

Examples of time machine in a Sentence

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And so tennis courts became a kind of time machine. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Novak Djokovic not only won his first gold medal in his fifth Olympic appearance, but climbed into a time machine for a match against Rafael Nadal along the way. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024 Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news One definitive way to link ecological changes to evolution would require a time machine. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024 Time Cut will tell the story of Lucy Field, a high school science whiz who stumbles upon a time machine and uses it to prevent eh murder of her older sister, Summer. Travis Bean, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time machine 

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 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

time machine

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