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time warp
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time warp
(noun)
time warp
noun
plural
time warps
time warp
noun
plural
time warps
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIME WARP
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a feeling, state, or place in which time seems to stop, go backward, etc.
Walking into the castle was like entering a
time warp
.
She dresses like someone caught/stuck/trapped in a 1950s
time warp
. [=she dresses in styles from the 1950s]
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