turning back the clock
Restoring former youth
Turning back the clock means returning to an earlier state or time, often with nostalgia or the desire to undo change.
It can describe reversing progress: Critics say the new law turns back the clock on civil rights.
It also means recapturing youth or past conditions: No surgery can truly turn back the clock.
The phrase often implies such efforts are futile or regressive.
- rewindReturn to beginning
- turn back timeRevert to earlier moments
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
anti-aging cream · reverse · revival · reset · sentimentality · wistfulness · retrospection · good old days · glory days · rollback · regress · recovery · undo · do over · fountain of youth · time travel · time machine · blast from the past
turning back the clockmoving forward
Continuing toward a goal
fast-forwarding · looking ahead · pressing on · flash-forward
turning back the clockaging gracefully
Accepting life's later stages gracefully
turning back the clockmodernizing
Making something current
advancing · breaking new ground · innovating · forging ahead · evolving
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