time warp

== English == === Alternative forms === timewarp === Pronunciation === === Noun === time warp (plural time warps) (science fiction) A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another. (dance, preceded by definite article) 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. (video games) Acceleration of in-game time relative to real-world time. === Verb === time warp (third-person singular simple present time warps, present participle time warping, simple past and past participle time warped) (science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To travel through time in such a manner. (intransitive) To perform the time warp dance. === Further reading === time travel in fiction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Time Warp (song) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia