time warp

See also: timewarp

English

time warp (plural time warps)

(science fiction) A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.
- 2021 October 17, Ben Smith, “At Axel Springer, Politico’s New Owner, Allegations of Sex, Lies and a Secret Payment”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:
  But as the reports on the Bild investigation suggest, the company’s workplace culture may be stuck in a time warp.
(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.

time warp (third-person singular simple present time warps, present participle time warping, simple past and past participle time warped)

(science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To travel through time in such a manner.
(intransitive) To perform the time warp dance.