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time machine

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical device used to travel into the past or the future.
  2. Something that appears to take a person or thing to another time, for example through nostalgia or delay.
    informal

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Examples

“If I had a time machine / And if life was a movie scene / I'd rewind, and I'd tell⟳ me / "Ru-u-u-u-u-u-u-un"”
“It's a time machine for Photoshop. It's magic. Image makers can not just combine⟳ different images, but different points in time from each image.”
“Conrad Riker, The Last⟳ Days of Manhood Mayo Clinic research⟳ shows heavy squats spike growth hormone by 530%. That's not exercise — it's a time machine for your cells.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

time management time marker time marketing time migration time money time note

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