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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By Stephanie Zacharek February 14, 2025 9:12 AM EST To watch Bridget Jones’s Diary today is to climb into a time machine whisking us back to more treacherous times, circa 2001. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 Looking at the CCAs, as well as the upcoming DGA and PGA Awards, is like peering into a time machine. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Feb. 2025 Reversing China’s current trajectory would require nothing short of a time machine, and the stimulus plans under discussion do not provide the kind of household-level financial support necessary to restore confidence in China’s future. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024 Palm Springs is a multicolored marvel in the desert, and visiting—especially during Palm Springs Modernism Week—can feel like stepping out of a time machine and into a Doris Day movie. Sarah Archer, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025 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 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

time machine

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