temporal distortion
Time behaving strangely
Temporal distortion is the warping or alteration of time's normal flow.
In physics, it refers to relativistic effects where time passes differently depending on speed or gravitational fields.
In science fiction, it covers any manipulation of time—loops, acceleration, reversal: The ship's engines created a temporal distortion.
More loosely, anything that makes time feel stretched or compressed: Grief creates its own temporal distortion.
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- fragmented narrativeStory lacking chronological order
- time travelMovement across temporal points
- time warpDistortion of chronology
- time dilationClocks slow at speed
slowed down · sped up · frozen moment · time stands still · wormhole · altered states · tachyon · flashforward · time slip · lost time · déjà vu · dreamtime · spacetime curvature · paradox · flow state · time loops · relativity · anachronism