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time warp
noun
a hypothetical eccentricity in the progress of time that would allow movement back and forth between eras or that would permit the passage of time to be suspended.
time warp
noun
any distortion of space-time
a hypothetical distortion of time in which people and events from one age can be imagined to exist in another age
informal, an illusion in which time appears to stand still
he is living in a time warp
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
After this conference week in Manchester we might have a clearer idea if Tory MPs are ready to do that particular Time Warp again.
Stupefied, I stood in the aisle, convinced I’d slipped through a time warp.
It does feel like we are in a time warp in this country right now, and in the last few years.
Step into the main floor of the content center and it’s like entering a tee-time time warp, a sweet-spot Smithsonian, with photos, murals, touchscreen kiosks and the faint soundtrack of Masters radio from generations gone by.
With fees and tip, it had come to $65—a small fortune for something that looked and tasted like it had traveled through a time warp in a plastic bag.
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