time warp

noun

: an anomaly, discontinuity, or suspension held to occur in the progress of time

time-warp

ˈtīm-ˌwȯrp 

adjective

or time-warped

ˈtīm-ˌwȯrpt 

Examples of time warp in a Sentence

Walking into the castle was like entering a time warp.

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a Light By 1980, ticket buyers were doing the time warp, again, at call-and-response screenings. —Joe Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025

Expanding on a recent trend, actors of all stripes will appear at screenings in Boston to do the time warp again, have fun storming the castle, and provide plenty of insights into a cult classic. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

Generations of loss would affect us in different ways, the trauma yanking us back and pushing us forward in a dizzying time warp. —Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for time warp

• thorp