turned back the clock
Restored earlier conditions
Turned back the clock means reversed time figuratively—restored conditions to an earlier state or made something seem younger: The renovation turned back the clock on the old theater.
Often used negatively about regressive policies: The ruling turned back the clock on civil rights.
Also describes defying aging: The surgery turned back the clock ten years.
- rewindReturn to beginning
- turn back timeRevert to earlier moments
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
- restoreReturn to earlier state
revive · wistfulness · reverse · homesickness · golden age · glory days · simpler times · historical reenactment · regress · undo · longing · flashback · rejuvenate · reset · blast from the past · bygone · revivalism · vintage
turned back the clockmoved forward
Changed position ahead
fast-forwarded · jumped ahead · pressed ahead · pushed forward · progressed
turned back the clockbroke new ground
Achieved an original first
modernized · innovated · progressed · revolutionized · moved forward
turned back the clockaged
Advanced in years
let oneself go · withered · declined · deteriorated · went to seed
turned, turning, turner, turnout, return, returned, returns, backed, backing