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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be caught in a time warp
  • be in a time warp
  • be stuck in a time warp
  • be trapped in a time warp
  • warp
  • bend
  • bend over backward(s)
  • bend over backwards
  • bend over backwards to do something
  • bend/lean over backwards to do something