time warp
noun /ˈtaɪm wɔːp/
/ˈtaɪm wɔːrp/
Idioms - an imaginary situation, described for example in science fiction, in which it is possible for people or things from the past or the future to move to the present
Idioms
be (stuck) in a time warp
- not having changed at all from a time in the past although everything else has
- Her whole house seems to be stuck in a time warp. It’s like something out of the 1950s.