time warpnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈtaɪm ˌwɔːp/us/ˈtaɪm ˌwɔːrp/the idea of a change in the measurement of time, in which people and events from one part of history are imagined as existing in another part
be/live in a time warp figurative
to be old-fashioned in your behaviour or opinions:
He's living in a time warp - he even wears a suit to work!
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