time warp 
noun
(Especially in science fiction) an imaginary distortion of space in relation to time whereby people or objects of one period can be moved to another: a time warp propels a futuristic fighter back to present day visitors feel as if they’ve entered a time warp...
- That Georgia has moved beyond the time warp that for so long kept it wedded to 1956 is good news for the rest of the nation.
- Watching Sky Sports the other night was like moving into a time warp.
- This dimension, his own creation where he could move freely outside his time warp, was still all in his head.
Phrases
be stuck (or caught) in a time warp
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