go back in time
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editgobackintime (third-person singular simple presentgoes back in time,present participlegoing back in time,simple pastwent back in time,past participlegone back in time)
- (idiomatic) To talk abouthistory or thepast.
- Let'sgo back in time and see what caused World War I.
- 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, inRAIL, number969, page58:
- A trip down the Borderlands line is likegoing back in time. At many stations, passengers still cross between platforms at track-level.