Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time warp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: time warp
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.

noun

A line dance popularized by the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which the dancers take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put their hands on their hips, bend their knees, thrust their pelvises, spin in a circle, jump forward and back, and wiggle.

noun

Acceleration of in-game time relative to real-world time.

verb

To travel through time in such a manner.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To perform the time warp dance.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"But as the reports on the Bild investigation suggest, the company’s workplace culture may be stuck in a time warp."

Usage

Inflected Forms

time warps (plural) timewarp (alternative) time warps (present, singular) time warping (participle, present) time warped (participle, past) time warped (past)

Questions

What does time warp mean?: A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.

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