time-traveling

noun

The act or practice of traveling into the future or past.

“I often time-travel in Animal Crossing so that I don't have to wait for my trees to grow.”

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Meanings

noun

alternative time-travelling

  1. The act or practice of traveling into the future or past.
  2. video gamesThe act of modifying the internal clock of a video game or the platform running said video game, usually in order to trigger time-based events earlier than they're meant to.

    I often time-travel in Animal Crossing so that I don't have to wait for my trees to grow.

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APA

time-traveling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-traveling

MLA

“time-traveling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-traveling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time-traveling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time-traveling.

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