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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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 The 308 is a brilliant car, with an engine that delivers more than 230 hp and whose inimitable voice—like a Caruso or Callas recording—projects as if from a time machine. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025 You are given a time machine to travel back to four discrete points in recent history, each time assuming the form of another human, in order to prevent Donald Trump from ever becoming president. Teddy Wayne, airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024 The food delivery service should strictly be enjoyed as a thyme machine, not a time machine. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

time machine

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