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time jump

time jump noun: a change to the same thing at a different time.

Noun

time jump (plural time jumps)

  1. A change to the same thing at a different time.
    • A time-jump shows the once natural, statuesque Martin shriveled by wealth, fame, and substance—his hair is bleached blond, his teeth are stained.2020 October 13, Beatrice Loayza, “Jack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic Martin Eden”, in AV Club

Verb

time jump (third-person singular simple present time jumps, present participle time jumping, simple past and past participle time jumped)

  1. To time travel. (to travel through time)
    • Agent J: You helped Boris the Animal time jump.
      Jeffrey: Okay, I had to. That dude's a freak.
      Agent J: […] I want to know when and where you sent him.2012, Men in Black 3

Forms of time jump

Noun
pluraltime jumps
Verb
third-person singular presenttime jumps
present participletime jumping
past participletime jumped
pasttime jumped

Questions about time jump

What does time jump mean?
Time jump means a change to the same thing at a different time.
What part of speech is time jump?
Time jump can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of time jump?
The plural of time jump is time jumps.

Words near time jump in the dictionary

  1. time is short
  2. time is the great healer
  3. time is ticking
  4. time is up
  5. time it out
  6. time jump
  7. time jumped
  8. time jumping
  9. time jumps
  10. time keep
  11. time keeping

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