time forgot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Isolated from the outside world and far behind the times; extremely outdated or archaic.
  2. Utterly forgotten; lost to history.

Word forms

time forgot

Etymology

Possibly originated by the novel The Land That Time Forgot (1918), set in a secret island inhabited by dinosaurs.

Related words

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