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noun

time leap; leaping through time; time travel

Wasei-eigo term popularized by science fiction, especially the novel and film 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' (時をかける少女). Refers to the act of jumping through time, often with a sense of sudden or involuntary displacement.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from time leap