WORD MEANING
Time warp meaning
TIME warp · noun
A hypothetical or fictional distortion of time, often involving traveling to the past or future.
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A sudden or unexpected change in the perception of time.
A dance move popularized in the musical 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'.
A term used in computing to describe a system clock error or adjustment.
The term can be used in science fiction, entertainment, and technical contexts.
Examples
The movie features a time warp that sends the characters back to the 1920s.
Scientists theorize about the possibility of a time warp in space-time.