Meaning of time warp in English:
time warp
Translate time warp into Spanish
noun
(especially in science fiction) an imaginary distortion of space in relation to time whereby people or objects of one period can be moved to another.
‘a time warp propels a futuristic fighter back to present day’- ‘visitors feel as if they've entered a time warp’
- ‘That Georgia has moved beyond the time warp that for so long kept it wedded to 1956 is good news for the rest of the nation.’
- ‘Watching Sky Sports the other night was like moving into a time warp.’
- ‘This dimension, his own creation where he could move freely outside his time warp, was still all in his head.’
- ‘Looking at the current outbreak of hostage taking in Iraq, it seems as if we have entered a terrifying time warp.’
- ‘Crossing over to the eastern half of the country is like entering a time warp.’
- ‘Cynics out there stuck in their own time warp who chose to oppose this excellent new move will soon learn it is the way forward.’
- ‘History is the great leveller of mankind and to see the pre-historic aboriginal rock art, is to enter a time warp.’
- ‘What's been rediscovered in recent years is authentic Cuban culture, a culture that survives in Cuba in a time warp.’
- ‘I don't want to drift into a nostalgic time warp, but I've no doubt that technological advances are spoiling some sports.’
- ‘How else to explain why discerning, well-heeled travellers are attracted to a tiny, scrubby island stuck in a 1970s time warp?’
- ‘Anyone who remembers with fondness the strike ridden 70's and early 80's must think they've stepped through a time warp.’
- ‘It was like coming out on the other side of a time warp.’
- ‘As a bookworm caught in a time warp I would have had greater chances at popularity if I'd come from another planet.’
- ‘Health trends come and go, and while some may appear to be locked in a time warp, what was once deemed to be the gospel truth is often stood on its head by new research.’
- ‘Not that the nuclear complex remains caught in a time warp.’
- ‘Conversely, some towns and cities are stuck in a time warp, with declining trade leading to empty shop properties and a consequent gap in the retail offer.’
- ‘Fascinating though his company was, I thought him then an archaic figure, caught in a time warp with excessively reactionary views.’
- ‘The caravan interiors seemed to be stuck in a 1960s time warp, with pink velvet seats, patterned carpets and lots of teak furniture.’
- ‘And never mind the professional strides many St Lucian women have made, the nation seems caught in a time warp.’
- ‘Are some sections of the community stuck in a time warp?’
Phrases
- be stuck in a time warp
Have failed to keep up with the passage of time.
- ‘his government was stuck in a time warp’
- ‘Given how remote the towns are, it's hardly surprising they appear to be caught in a time warp.’
- ‘Even if I could have found a sofa that wasn't plastic-looking, hideously floral, or caught in a time-warp taste forgot, they were all way above my budget.’
- ‘If the film is flawed in any one area, it's because it's stuck in a time warp.’
- ‘Some towns and cities are stuck in a time warp, with declining trade leading to empty shop properties and a consequent gap in the retail offer.’
- ‘It was one of those country pubs which seem to be stuck in a time warp, forever 1950.’
derogatory
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