# Time Is A Man Made Concept Time Is A Man Made Concept refers to a Twitter joke format from February 2018 that pairs a Yoko Ono tweet about the illusory nature of time with mock conversations about missed deadlines, overdue chores and procrastination. The gag spread the week Ono posted and spawned a short-lived but widely shared template about dodging real-world responsibilities with cosmic philosophy. ## Origin On February 23rd, 2018, musician and artist Yoko Ono tweeted, "Time is a man made concept. Therefore, 'when' is not a relevant thing to think about. Just know that it will happen, yesterday or tomorrow." The post picked up more than 3,400 retweets and 9,500 likes in its first week[1]. The same day, Twitter user @TomZohar quote-tweeted Ono with a mock exchange, writing, "My husband: 'you said you were gonna do the dishes, when is that gonna get done?' Me:" above her tweet. That post is the earliest known use of Ono's words as a joke punchline and pulled roughly 100 likes in its first week[2]. - **Platform:** Twitter - **Creator:** Yoko Ono (source tweet); @TomZohar (earliest known joke format) - **Date:** 2018 ## Overview The format works as a two-part setup. The top half quotes someone, usually a partner, boss or inner voice, demanding to know when a task will get done. The bottom half answers with Yoko Ono's exact tweet, which reads that time is a man made concept, that 'when' is not a relevant thing to think about, and that whatever is being asked about will happen yesterday or tomorrow[1]. The humor comes from using avant-garde philosophy to blow off dishes, deadlines and life choices. Most entries are plain text screenshots or copy-pasted quote tweets rather than image macros, which kept the format cheap to replicate on Twitter in early 2018[2]. Topics skew toward very normal procrastination, late reviews, undone chores, parental nagging about career progress, instead of anything about Ono herself[5][4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Time Is A Man Made Concept? It is a Twitter joke format from February 2018 in which users quote Yoko Ono's tweet about time being a man made concept as the punchline to mock conversations about procrastination[1][6]. ### Where did Time Is A Man Made Concept come from? Yoko Ono tweeted the line on February 23rd, 2018, and user @TomZohar used it as a punchline about avoiding dishes the same day[1][2]. ### What does Time Is A Man Made Concept mean? In Ono's tweet it is a sincere thought that 'when' is not worth worrying about because things happen yesterday or tomorrow[1]. In the meme it is a tongue-in-cheek excuse for not doing something you were supposed to do[5]. ### How do you use Time Is A Man Made Concept? The common convention is a two-line setup: someone asks when a task will get done, and the reply is Ono's tweet quoted in full, as in @TomZohar's dishes post or @lukasneville's overdue-review version[2][5]. ### Is Time Is A Man Made Concept still popular? The format had its main run in late February 2018 across Twitter[6]. The individual Ono quote stayed in circulation as a reaction line even after the joke format quieted down[1]. ## References 1. [https://twitter.com/yokoono/status/967090681662623745]() 2. [https://twitter.com/TomZohar/status/967093910655807489]() 3. [https://twitter.com/Laur_Katz/status/968104960473882624]() 4. [https://twitter.com/thinvalue/status/968326400309678082]() 5. [https://twitter.com/EndorMusicUK/status/968797476093399042]() 6. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/time-is-a-man-made-concept]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/time-is-a-man-made-concept Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library