Time Crimp

A term that describes the compression of time during a crisis.

During times of crisis events unfold with a speed unthinkable outside a crisis.

• Vaccines for Covid-19 may be available in a year or two, as opposed to the normal development timeline of decades.
• Sweeping changes to zoning laws that would normally have been impossible, or at least taken years to get approved are done in a matter of days.
• "Defund the Police" went from being an obscure idea to Minneapolis policy.
• Entire market segments fast-forward through time.
• Massive shifts in public opinion.

Example usage:

"How long do you think it would have taken NASCAR to ban confederate flags outside the crimp?"

Related

Crimp Fatigue - The exhaustion that comes with trying to keep up with events during a time crimp.