Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timeskip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
timeskip
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and developing events.

Slang

noun

Any case of something jumping ahead in time.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From time + skip, cf. Japanese 時とばし (toki tobashi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 時とばし

Usage

Inflected Forms

timeskips (plural)

Questions

What does timeskip mean?
An instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and developing events.
Where does timeskip come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce timeskip

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