time vortex
Swirling chronological passage
A time vortex is a hypothetical phenomenon in science fiction where time flows in a swirling, unstable pattern rather than linearly—a whirlpool that can transport people or objects to different eras.
The concept appears frequently in time-travel narratives: The ship was caught in a time vortex and thrown back to the Jurassic.
Sometimes used figuratively for experiences that distort one's sense of time passing: I fell into a time vortex scrolling through old photos.
- temporalRelating to chronology
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- swirlingTurning in curves
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
rift · temporal rift · dimension · spacetime · fourth dimension · distortion · whirlpool · chronology · flux · spiral · Doctor · TARDIS · anomaly · tear · torn fabric · tunnel · black hole · spinning
- British Sci-FiDoctor Who, TARDIS, Daleks, Dalek, Cyberman
- portalsportal, gateway, doorway, passage, archway
- parallel worldsparallel worlds, alternate universe, alternate reality, parallel dimension, alternate world
time vortexlinear time
Duration moving one direction
linear progression · chronological order · normal time · time stream · arrow of time
time vortexstasis
State of inactivity
stillness · equilibrium · time lock · frozen moment · timelessness
time vortexthe here and now
time, times, timed, timing, timer, timely, untimely, timeless, overtime