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going back in time

going back in time is the present participle and gerund of go back in time.

Meaning of go back in time

Verb

go back in time (third-person singular simple present goes back in time, present participle going back in time, simple past went back in time, past participle gone back in time)

  1. (idiomatic) To talk about history or the past.
    • Let's go back in time and see what caused World War I.

Questions about going back in time

What is going back in time the present participle and gerund of?
Going back in time is the present participle and gerund of go back in time.

Words near going back in time in the dictionary

  1. going away dress
  2. going away dresses
  3. going awry
  4. going back
  5. going back a long way
  6. going back in time
  7. going back on
  8. going back to
  9. going back to the drawing board
  10. going back to the tools
  11. going backwards

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