go back in time
To talk about history or the past.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I wish I could go back in time to change my mistake.”
“During the history lecture, the professor asked us to go back in time and imagine life in the nineteenth century.”
“The author invites the reader to go back in time, exploring the forgotten traditions and social structures of a long-lost civilization.”
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a week is a long time in politics
In politics, much change can occur in a short space of time.
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about time
Far past the desired time.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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any time now
Very soon.
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any time soon
soon
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
Last updated August 10, 2026