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There is a mitzvah to ask for forgiveness from somebody you’ve wronged on Erev Yom Kippur. Also the Mishnah in Yoma 8:9 states

With regard to one who says: I will sin and then I will repent, I will sin and I will repent, Heaven does not provide him the opportunity to repent, and he will remain a sinner all his days. With regard to one who says: I will sin and Yom Kippur will atone for my sins, Yom Kippur does not atone for his sins. Furthermore, for transgressions between a person and God, Yom Kippur atones; however, for transgressions between a person and another, Yom Kippur does not atone until he appeases the other person. Similarly, Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya taught that point from the verse: “From all your sins you shall be cleansed before the Lord” (Leviticus 16:30). For transgressions between a person and God, Yom Kippur atones; however, for transgressions between a person and another, Yom Kippur does not atone until he appeases the other person. In conclusion, Rabbi Akiva said: How fortunate are you, Israel; before Whom are you purified, and Who purifies you? It is your Father in Heaven, as it is stated: “And I will sprinkle purifying water upon you, and you shall be purified” (Ezekiel 36:25). And it says: “The ritual bath of Israel is God” (Jeremiah 17:13). Just as a ritual bath purifies the impure, so too, the Holy One, Blessed be He, purifies Israel.

What about repenting with the intention to time travel back before that repentance and transgress?

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  • From a purely halachic standpoint, what's the problem? If someone was murdered, and then the clocks were wound back and he never died, what sin is there?
    – Rabbi Kaii
    Commented Mar 25 at 20:34

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This is addressed by Rav Nachman in his Sichos HaRan 85:3

רַק שֶׁיִּזָּהֵר לִהְיוֹת שָׁמוּר מִן הָעֲבֵרָה ח"ו, אֲבָל כְּשֶׁהוּא רַק שָׁמוּר מִן הָעֲבֵרָה ח"ו, אֲזַי כָּל אָדָם מְתַקֵּן בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁהוּא נוֹסֵעַ לְשָׁם. אֲפִלּוּ אִישׁ פָּשׁוּט לְגַמְרֵי

You must only be careful not to sin while you are there. If you do not sin, you can correct things wherever you travel.

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