time warp
Noun
Meaning
(science fiction) A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.
(dance, preceded by definite article) A line dance popularized by the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which the dancers take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put their hands on their hips, bend their knees, thrust their pelvises, spin in a circle, jump forward and back, and wiggle.
(video games) Acceleration of in-game time relative to real-world time.
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Examples
No movement can afford to be caught in a time warp and exist in a state of suspended animation.
I don't really get stuck in a time warp where, if my film is a success, I have to keep partying till the next one releases, or if my film is a flop, I keep wallowing in sorrow until the next comes my way. My hard work in each film is always there.
There are six Time Warp Trio books that would take a page each to fully praise. And I just thought up twelve more while I was typing this sentence.
Working for Disney for the last eight and a half years, people come and go - production staff and actors. I stepped onto the sound stage and it was a literal time warp.
If time heals all wounds, and a book can hold a person's entire life, then you can speed up the process with a pulp time warp.
Russ Byers, Mackinac Island's stone skipping champion and current Guinness Book of World Records holder with 51 skips, will be featured on the "Time Warp" program on the Discovery Channel at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 22. Mr.