How to Pronounce "way back when"
expression
ˈweɪ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈhwɛn/, /ˈhwɪn/, /ˈwɛn/, /ˈwɪn
WAY-bak-HWEN or WAY-bak-WEN
wˈeɪ/ /bˈæk/ /wˈɛn
way-BAK-wen
Definition
An informal expression used to refer to a time long ago in the past, usually in a nostalgic or general sense without a specific date.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈweɪ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈhwɛn/, /ˈhwɪn/, /ˈwɛn/, /ˈwɪn
British English
wˈeɪ/ /bˈæk/ /wˈɛn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAY-bak-HWEN or WAY-bak-WEN
UK
way-BAK-wen
Listen in Context
Way back when, people didn't have cell phones.
We met way back when we were kids.
That house was built way back when.
I used to play outside all day way back when, before computers.