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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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 Inside, though, Pulliam’s — as everyone refers to it — not only specializes in making hot dogs topped with slaw but is also a de facto time machine transporting you back to NASCAR’s formative years. Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024 What happens at the end of Time Cut? After going through the time machine, Lucy arrives in 2003 on the day that the Sweetly Slasher kills his first two victims. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 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 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

time machine

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