"time back" meaning in English

See time back in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} time back
  1. (dated, archaic, regional) Some time ago. Tags: archaic, dated, regional
    Sense id: en-time_back-en-prep_phrase-GpQLypJU Categories (other): Regional English
  2. (dated, archaic, regional) For a long time. Tags: archaic, dated, regional
    Sense id: en-time_back-en-prep_phrase-dagJaD0i Categories (other): Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

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