be stuck in a time warp



be stuck 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 stuck 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 stuck in a time-warp!
See also: stuck, time, warp

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Meirion-Welsh
Krystina-English (Modern)
Ebele-Western African, Igbo
Corinneko-REEN (French), kə-REEN (English), kə-RIN (English)French, English
KristÝNa-Czech
ReineRHENFrench