1. showing the effects of long use or age; worn out by time
2. lacking originality because of overuse; hackneyed

Examples

• The timeworn steps of the cathedral were smooth from centuries of footsteps.
• She sat in her timeworn armchair, reading by the window.
• The timeworn phrase ‘time heals all wounds’ offered little comfort.
• His timeworn jokes failed to amuse the audience.
• The timeworn path through the forest was barely visible.
• The building’s timeworn facade told stories of decades past.
• Critics dismissed the film’s timeworn plot as predictable.