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like old times

as familiar as before

If something is like old times, it feels familiar and reminds you of how things used to be.

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Did you enjoy meeting your school friends?

Yes, we laughed like old times.

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Our weekend trip together felt just like old times.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: We laughed as old times at the reunion.

Say: We laughed like old times at the reunion.

Use “like old times” to describe a familiar feeling that recalls the past.

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How it fits in a sentence.

just like old times; feel like old times; be like old times

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Our weekend trip together felt just like old times.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

like old times

as familiar as before

“Our weekend trip together felt just like old times.”

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