lost to time

adjective

No longer extant because it was not preserved or could not last, after a significant period of time.

“Many early music fanzines are now lost to time.”

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Meanings

adjectivelost to time (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableNo longer extant because it was not preserved or could not last, after a significant period of time.

    Many early music fanzines are now lost to time.

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APA

lost to time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20to%20time

MLA

“lost to time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20to%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lost to time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lost%20to%20time.

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