time machine

noun

: a hypothetical device that permits travel into the past and future

Examples of time machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The architecture and history nerd in me was satisfied too, thanks to the Art Nouveau History Center (located in a 1907 pharmacy), where visitors enter a time machine that recounts the story of the town’s rebuilding after a devastating fire. Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024 But First … Issue The View from Here Would a time machine have helped thwart Trump’s re-election? airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024 And so tennis courts became a kind of time machine. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Novak Djokovic not only won his first gold medal in his fifth Olympic appearance, but climbed into a time machine for a match against Rafael Nadal along the way. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time machine 

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time machine was in 1894

Dictionary Entries Near time machine

Cite this Entry

“Time machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20machine. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

time machine

noun
: a fictional machine that allows one to travel backward or forward in time
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!