turned back the clock

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

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of turn back the clock
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: turned back the clock on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.