be locked in a time warp



be locked 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 locked 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 locked in a time-warp!
See also: lock, time, warp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agnesa-Slovak
Iset-Egyptian Mythology
Shokufeh-Persian
Caratacus-Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
AdriaanAHD-ree-ah:nDutch
Nicola['nikələ]