time cop
Chrono-patrol officer
A time cop is a fictional law enforcement officer who polices violations of time travel, preventing people from altering history or creating paradoxes.
The concept appears across science fiction in films, television, and novels, where these officers chase criminals through different eras.
The time cop tracked the fugitive to 1920s Chicago.
The term occasionally extends metaphorically to anyone who rigidly enforces schedules or deadlines.
- arrestSeize by law
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- eraDistinct historical period
- grandfather paradoxTime travel logical contradiction
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
Jean-Claude Van Damme · butterfly effect · catch · officer · flux capacitor · law enforcement · alternate history · chase · bust · parallel universes · ripple effect · fixed point · age · epoch · marshal · bootstrap paradox · causal loop · investigation