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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Filing for disability, applying for a passport, enrolling in healthcare or even accessing tax records can feel like stepping into a time warp of broken design patterns, cluttered layouts and jarring navigational dead ends. Cade Collister, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 One, the time warp town of Seligman, is said to have inspired Radiator Springs, the fictional setting of Cars. Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 28 June 2025 Stepping into Economy Candy feels like a time warp. Matt Sedensky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 With each time warp, he’s thrown back further and further into the bodies of his most influential ancestors. Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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