time warp

noun

: a feeling, state, or place in which time seems to stop, go backward, etc.

Full Definition of TIME WARP

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

— time–warp or time–warped \ˈtīm-ˌwȯrpt\ adjective

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1954

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