time warp
Chronological anomaly zone
A time warp is a distortion in the flow of time—a concept from science fiction where time moves differently in one place than another, or where someone is transported to a different era.
More commonly, it describes something that feels frozen in a past period: The diner was a time warp, unchanged since the 1950s.
To be caught in a time warp is to be out of touch with current times.
Glam rock musical phenomenon
- pelvic thrustForward hip propulsion
- hands on hipsElbows-out standing posture
- audience participationSpectators actively joining performance
- midnight movie12 AM theatrical screening
cult classic · callback · floorshow · choreography · group dance
Time travel logical contradiction
- bootstrap paradoxSelf-caused existence loop
- causalityCause-effect connection
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- loopCurve closing on itself
circular · ontological · butterfly effect · causal loop · self-fulfilling · determinism · free will · alternate history
Merged dimensional framework
- relativityHow observers differ
- EinsteinByword for genius
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
singularity · curvature · dimension · general relativity · special relativity · event horizon · gravity · cosmology
Hypothetical spacetime tunnel
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- DeLoreanStainless steel automobile
- teleportationInstantaneous displacement across space
TARDIS · multiverse · tachyon · portal · vortex · dimensional rift · jump · slip
Twisting from original state
- discontinuityBreak in continuity
- glitchMinor system fault
- riftCrack or estrangement
- tearTo pull apart
bubble · pocket · fold · hiccup · skip · fluctuation · irregularity · aberration
Return to ancestral type
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
bygone · old-fashioned · flashback · memory · reminiscence · period piece · classic · heritage
Rocky Horror
Glam rock musical phenomenon
- pelvic thrustForward hip propulsion
- hands on hipsElbows-out standing posture
- audience participationSpectators actively joining performance
midnight movie · cult classic · callback · floorshow · choreography · group dance
grandfather paradox
Time travel logical contradiction
- bootstrap paradoxSelf-caused existence loop
- causalityCause-effect connection
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
loop · circular · ontological · butterfly effect · causal loop · self-fulfilling · determinism · free will · alternate history · timeline
spacetime
Merged dimensional framework
- relativityHow observers differ
- EinsteinByword for genius
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
continuum · singularity · curvature · dimension · general relativity · special relativity · event horizon · gravity · cosmology · geodesic
wormhole
Hypothetical spacetime tunnel
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- DeLoreanStainless steel automobile
TARDIS · teleportation · multiverse · tachyon · portal · vortex · dimensional rift · jump · slip · alternate timeline
distortion
Twisting from original state
- discontinuityBreak in continuity
- glitchMinor system fault
- riftCrack or estrangement
tear · bubble · pocket · fold · hiccup · skip · fluctuation · irregularity · aberration · displacement
throwback
Return to ancestral type
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
nostalgic · bygone · old-fashioned · flashback · memory · reminiscence · period piece · classic · heritage · fifties
- narrative techniquesflashback, nonlinear plot, fragmented narrative, flash-forward, point of view
- temporal shiftsflashback, rewind, fast forward, flash forward
- dream effectslucid dream, nightmare, daydream, falling, floating
- time dilationtwin paradox, relativistic effects
- time conceptsclock, calendar, hour, minute, second
- American dancesCharleston, twist, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop
time warppresent moment
Current point in time
the here and now · here and now · mindfulness · nowness · contemporaneity
time warpmodernity
Being of present times
contemporary life · modern era · cutting edge · up-to-date · zeitgeist
time, warp, timely, warped, temporal, warping, timeliness, unwarped, warper