be caught in a time warp



be caught in a time warp

To remain unchanged from a time in the past, especially in an antiquated or obsolete way. ("Time warp" is sometimes hyphenated.) This town is so entrenched in its backwards ideals and moral values, like it's caught in a time warp or something! There's nothing digital in the house—no computers, no smartphones, just a typewriter and a single rotary telephone. Talk about being caught in a time-warp!
See also: caught, time, warp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SantoSAHN-toItalian
Mihailo-Serbian
Papa-Polynesian Mythology
Stana-Czech, Serbian, Croatian
JephthahJEF-thə (English)Biblical
Holt[həult]