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Meaning of time warp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.
  2. A line dance popularized by the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which the dancers take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put their hands on their hips, bend their knees, thrust their pelvises, spin in a circle, jump forward and back, and wiggle.
  3. Acceleration of in-game time relative to real-world time.

Examples

“But as the reports on the Bild investigation suggest, the company’s workplace culture may be stuck in a time warp.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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