turn back time
Undo the past
To turn back time is to reverse what has happened, returning to an earlier state—usually an impossible wish.
The phrase expresses longing to undo mistakes, recover lost opportunities, or recapture the past: If I could turn back time, I never would have said those things.
Sometimes used for actual reversal, as with clocks at the end of daylight saving time.
- rewindReturn to beginning
- reverseTurn to opposite
- undoReverse a prior action
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- regretSorrow over past actions
if only · memories · clock · hourglass · yesterday · good old days · youth · second chance · missed opportunity · restore · erase · moment · past · relive · flashback · wistful · longing · before
- turn phrasesabout face
- agingaging process, aging body, biological age, aging workforce, aging parents
- Outdoor Safetyfirst aid kit, emergency whistle, bear spray, survival kit, emergency beacon
turn back timemove forward
Travel in intended direction
fast forward · press on · forge ahead · flash forward · leap forward
turn back timelet go
Cease holding something
move on · come to terms · forgive and forget · let bygones be bygones · water under the bridge
turn back timelet nature take its course
Allow events to proceed unmanipulated
go with the flow · age gracefully · ride out the storm · wait it out · let sleeping dogs lie
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