time warp

noun

: an anomaly, discontinuity, or suspension held to occur in the progress of time
time-warp adjective
or time-warped

Examples of time warp in a Sentence

Walking into the castle was like entering a time warp.
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The Del Coronado’s ultimate claim to Hollywood fame, however, remains its role in Some Like It Hot, in which the hotel’s old-world aesthetic provided Wilder with a cost-efficient time warp to the 1920s. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024 Many of the hotels on the Kenyan coast remain trapped in a 1980s time warp. Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024 Erik ten Hag’s place as manager at Old Trafford may have remained untouched, but around him, almost everything has changed, with new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe reshaping a club that for long periods during the Glazer family’s 19 years of ownership felt like it was stuck in a time warp. Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024 Indeed, Americans have been tussling over the time warp for well over a century now. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for time warp 

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time warp was in 1937

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“Time warp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20warp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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