B2idiominformaltimeIELTS-friendly
a blast from the past
USUK
something or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
Friendly and informal. Often 'What a blast from the past!'
In context
Hearing that old song on the radio was a real blast from the past.
My primary school teacher messaged me today. What a blast from the past!
More idioms about time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way
- a stitch in time saves nineacting early to fix a small problem saves much more work later