time machine

noun

a theoretical apparatus that would convey one to the past or future.

time machine

noun

(in science fiction) a machine in which people or objects can be transported into the past or the future

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Word History and Origins

Origin of time machine¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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If the rumours that there's going to be a Back to the Future ride at Universal's UK venture are true, those behind it will be ensuring that the DeLorean time machine is included, he says.

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This is how the grandfather paradox was first explained to me: Imagine a boy whose grandfather invented a time machine.

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And so tennis courts became a kind of time machine.

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Seeing the series of dance works about Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 19th century novel is like stepping into a time machine.

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As contemporary Angelenos, seeing the immersive “Little Women Ballet” might be as close as we’ll ever get to stepping into a time machine.

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timely time management

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