space-time
noun
ˈspās-ˈtīm 
ˈspās-ˌtīm
1
: a system of one temporal and three spatial coordinates by which any physical object or event can be located
called also space-time continuum
2
: the whole or a portion of physical reality determinable by a usually four-dimensional coordinate system
also
: the properties characteristic of such an order
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The cataclysmic clash released ripples in space-time, known as gravitational waves, as well as light from a gamma-ray burst.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
When Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes inevitably shows up to galvanize the Thunderbolts into a team, Schreier is free to focus on the character’s moral determination — and his Terminator-like bravado — instead of sweating over his place in the space-time continuum.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
The imprint’s flagship title, which will launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign before the end of spring, is Time Sensitive, a mind-bending mystery across the space-time continuum redolent of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and Marvel Studios’ Loki series.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
While the White House has not issued a formal clarification, the speech's wording suggests the phrase was metaphorical—intended to refer to the transformative nature of modern innovation, not literal manipulation of space-time, or the invention of time travel.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
When Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes inevitably shows up to galvanize the Thunderbolts into a team, Schreier is free to focus on the character’s moral determination — and his Terminator-like bravado — instead of sweating over his place in the space-time continuum.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
The imprint’s flagship title, which will launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign before the end of spring, is Time Sensitive, a mind-bending mystery across the space-time continuum redolent of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and Marvel Studios’ Loki series.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
While the White House has not issued a formal clarification, the speech's wording suggests the phrase was metaphorical—intended to refer to the transformative nature of modern innovation, not literal manipulation of space-time, or the invention of time travel.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Space-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space-time. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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