Father Time

noun

: time personified especially as a bearded old man holding a scythe and an hourglass

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But the reality is that Morton is facing what every professional must face eventually: Father Time. Said Bravo, CNN Money, 18 July 2025 Walk through the Grace Gates, which date back to 1923 — two pairs of gates on St John’s Wood Road named after WG Grace, one of the fathers of modern cricket — or peer up towards the top of the Mound Stand to see the old Father Time weather vane. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Legends of the game like James, Leonard and Harden surely want to know that their respective team is all-in, especially when Father Time is banging so loudly at their door. Sam Amick, New York Times, 9 July 2025 What visitors may overlook is the painstaking upkeep that goes into these folk art statues that are exposed to Mother Nature’s whims and Father Time’s unrelenting wear and tear. Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Father Time

Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Father Time was in 1559

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“Father Time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Father%20Time. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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