back when

bæk wɛn

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Definition of back when - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

timeat a specific time in the past

Back when I was a child, summers felt endless.

back then

in those days

nostalgia

during a period long ago

Back when we had no internet, life was simpler.

formerly

once

previously

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way back when

adv.

at a time in the distant past

We used to play outside way back when.

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return date

time

day when a person or item is expected to come back

on one's return

adv.

timing

when someone comes back to a place

soft palate

anatomy mouth

fleshy muscular part at back of mouth that closes nasopharynx when swallowing

even a worm will turn

exp.

proverb reaction

show that even the meekest will fight back when pushed

spontaneous recovery

memory recall

when a forgotten memory suddenly comes back

ETR

acr.

acr: estimated time of restoration

time when power will be back

fold like a cheap suitcase

behavior

give up or back down very quickly when under pressure

operational reserve

military

military forces kept back from battle ready to respond when needed

Examples of back when in a sentence

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, the landscape was different.
Back when cars were a luxury, people walked everywhere.
Back when vinyl records were popular, music had a different charm.

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French:à l'époque, ...
German:damals, ...
Italian:quando, ai tempi in cui, ...
Spanish:cuando, antaño, ...
Portuguese:na altura, naquela época, ...
Chinese:那时, 从前, ...
Japanese:あの頃, 昔は, ...
Arabic:فِي ذٰلِكَ الوَقْت, فِي زَمَنٍ مَاضٍ, ...
Hebrew:פַּעַם, פַּעַם כְּשֶׁ, ...
Russian:когда-то, в те времена, ...
Ukrainian:коли, колись, ...
Hindi:उस समय, पुराने दिनों में, ...
Bengali:তখন, আগে, ...
Catalan:en aquella època, en aquells dies, ...
Czech:tenkrát, tehdy, ...
Danish:dengang, ...
Dutch:toen, in vroegere tijden, ...
Greek:τότε που, παλιά, ...
Hungarian:akkoriban, annak idején, ...
Khmer:កាលពីមុនពេល, កាលពីយូរមកហើយ, ...
Korean:그때, 인터넷이 없던 시절에, ...
Persian:آن زمان, در آن روزگار, ...
Polish:kiedyś, dawno temu, ...
Portuguese (BR):naquela época, na época, ...
Romanian:pe vremea când, demult, ...
Swedish:när, då när, ...
Thai:เมื่อก่อน, สมัยก่อน, ...
Turkish:çocukken, eskiden, ...
Vietnamese:hồi, ngày xưa, ...

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