in books and films, a situation in which a period of time is repeated, sometimes several times, so that the characters have to live through a series of events again

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray finds himself trapped in a time loop in a small town, condemned to repeat the same day's pattern of events over and over. 在电影《土拨鼠日》中，比尔•默里发现自己被困在一个小镇的时空循环中，注定要一遍又一遍地重复同一天的事件。

The novel’s temporal loops and flashbacks can easily make you disorientated. 小说中的时间循环和倒叙很容易让你迷失。