go back in time

verb

To talk about history or the past.

“Let's go back in time and see what caused World War I.”

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Meanings

verbgo back in time (third-person singular simple present goes back in time, present participle going back in time, simple past went back in time, past participle gone back in time)

present singular third person goes back in time · participle present going back in time · past went back in time · participle past gone back in time

  1. idiomaticTo talk about history or the past.

    Let's go back in time and see what caused World War I.

    1 more example

    A trip down the Borderlands line is like going back in time. At many stations, passengers still cross between platforms at track-level.

    2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 58
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APA

go back in time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20in%20time

MLA

“go back in time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20in%20time. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go back in time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20back%20in%20time.

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