Father Time
noun
: time personified especially as a bearded old man holding a scythe and an hourglass
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Perhaps Father Time has caught up with Kyle Hendricks.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
In what’s typically billed as a young person’s genre, Em defeated Father Time and has remained a commercial powerhouse for more than 25 years.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 July 2024
Faris blamed Father Time for not continuing in a 2019 interview with Andy Cohen.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 20 July 2024
File under: Greats giving Father Time a run for his money.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 16 July 2024
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
In what’s typically billed as a young person’s genre, Em defeated Father Time and has remained a commercial powerhouse for more than 25 years.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 July 2024
Faris blamed Father Time for not continuing in a 2019 interview with Andy Cohen.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 20 July 2024
File under: Greats giving Father Time a run for his money.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 16 July 2024
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“Father Time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Father%20Time. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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