turn the clock back

A form of turn back the clock — To return to a previous state.

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Meanings

verbturn the clock back (third-person singular simple present turns the clock back, present participle turning the clock back, simple past and past participle turned the clock back)

present singular third person turns the clock back · participle present turning the clock back · participle past turned the clock back · past turned the clock back

  1. alternativeAlternative form of turn back the clock.

    If I could move a mountain If I could make the sky turn black If I could turn the clock back To when I heard your neck go snap

    2005, J. G. Thirlwell, “(not adam)”, in Love, performed by Foetus
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APA

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

MLA

“turn the clock back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20clock%20back. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn the clock back,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20clock%20back.

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