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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be (stuck) in a ˈtime 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. OPPOSITE: keep up, move, etc. with the timesSee also: time, warp
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be caught in a time warp
- be in a time warp
- be locked 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