German word

Zeitreise

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtsaɪ̯tˌʁaɪ̯zə/

Meaning

  • feminine nountime travel

Example

Wir planen eine Zeitreise.

We are planning a time-travel trip.

Illustration for Zeitreise (time travel)

More examples

Sie unternahm eine kurze Zeitreise in ihre Kindheit.

She took a short journey through time into her childhood.

Core concept

A single journey connects the present with another point on the timeline, whether centuries earlier or later.

Common phrases

  • eine gedankliche Zeitreise unternehmen

    take an imaginary journey through time

  • eine Zeitreise in die eigene Vergangenheit

    a journey through time into one's own past

Similar words

Zeitmaschine: An imagined device or mechanism for moving through time.
Zeitsprung: A brief transition from one time to another.
Zeitschleife: A repeating stretch of time from which escape is impossible.
Zeitverschiebung: A difference between the expected time and when an event actually occurs.

Definition in German

Zeitreise ist ein Begriff für das Vorstellen oder Durchführen einer Reise in eine vergangene oder zukünftige Zeit.

Word origin

The noun combines Zeit with Reise, a Germanic word for a journey that is related to reisen, 'to travel'.

Usage tips

  • Movement toward another time uses in with the accusative, as in in die Vergangenheit and in die Zukunft.

Opposites

Related words

  • Zeitreiseerzählungtime-travel storynoun
  • Zeitreiseforschertime-travel researchernoun

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