timeskip
noun
timeskip is spelled T-I-M-E-S-K-I-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, timeskip means “An instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of timeskip is timeskips.
How many letters and syllables are in timeskip?
| Letters | 8: T-I-M-E-S-K-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is timeskip?
Timeskip appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of timeskip
- timeskips plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does timeskip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangAn instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and developing events.
- 2
Any case of something jumping ahead in time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does timeskip come from?
From time + skip, cf. Japanese 時とばし (toki tobashi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).