way back
In distant past
Way back refers to a time in the distant past: We met way back in college, Way back when, people traveled by horse.
The phrase emphasizes how long ago something occurred.
It can also describe physical distance toward the rear: The car was parked way back in the lot.
As a noun, the wayback is the rearmost cargo area of a station wagon or SUV, behind the back seat.
In the distant past
- ages agoThe remote past
- ancientVery old indeed
- distant pastLong-ago era
- years agoIn past time
decades · generations · eons · prehistory · antiquity · epoch · era · origins
Stored past experiences
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- rememberRetain in mind
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
old days · flashback · recollect · wistful · longing · sentimentality · retrospect · good old days
long ago
In the distant past
- ages agoThe remote past
- ancientVery old indeed
- distant pastLong-ago era
years ago · decades · generations · eons · prehistory · antiquity · epoch · era · origins · beginnings
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- rememberRetain in mind
- yesteryearTime not long past
bygone · old days · flashback · recollect · wistful · longing · sentimentality · retrospect · good old days · childhood
way backfreshly
Recently made or done
newly · the other day · in recent memory · yesterday · this morning
way backfreshly
Recently made or done
newly · brand new · hot off the press · modern times · the here and now