turn back the clock
Undo elapsed time
To turn back the clock is to return to an earlier state or undo the effects of time.
The phrase often expresses nostalgia or regret: If I could turn back the clock, I'd have spent more time with my father.
It can also describe attempts to restore outdated conditions: Critics say the new law turns back the clock on civil rights.
- time machineDevice enabling temporal journeys
- rewindReturn to beginning
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- reversalComplete change of direction
- time capsuleSealed trove for descendants
rejuvenate · revitalize · romanticize · idealize · nostalgia · good old days · glory days · restore · undo · second chance · memory lane · regression · backdate · renew · fountain of youth · youthful glow · homesickness · past
turn back the clockmove forward
Travel in intended direction
fast-forward · forge ahead · move on · advance · progress
turn back the clockembrace change
Willingly adopt new circumstances
roll with the punches · go with the flow · adapt · move on · get with the times
turn back the clockbreak new ground
Do something never done
modernize · embrace change · move with the times · get with the times · innovate
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