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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Hop on a time machine One of Bryant's favorite savoring techniques is to mentally fast-forward himself into the future. Vicky Hallett, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025 Like the original silver-screen version, the story follows Marty McFly, who is transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by oddball scientist Doc Brown and accidentally changes the history of almost everyone close to him. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025 By studying human civilization via his Time Screen to discover historical anomalies, Z-Ro and his young sidekick, Jet, hopped in their time machine to go back in time to fix errors alongside Roger the Robot inside their starship, the ZX-99. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025 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 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 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

time machine

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