How to Pronounce "turn back the clock"
expression
ˈtɝn/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑk
TURN BAK thuh KLAHK
tˈɜːn/ /bˈæk/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒk
TURN BAK thuh KLOK
Definition
To imagine returning to an earlier time, usually wishing to undo changes or relive the past. Used for things that cannot actually be changed.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɝn/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɫɑk
British English
tˈɜːn/ /bˈæk/ /ðə, ði/ /klˈɒk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TURN BAK thuh KLAHK
UK
TURN BAK thuh KLOK
Listen in Context
We can't turn back the clock and change what happened.
Sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock to when I was a child.
No one can turn back the clock, so we must move forward.
If I could turn back the clock, I'd make a very different choice.