Fraser posits that the universe has emerged into levels of temporality, beginning with the pure energy of the Big Bang, which he terms atemporality (without-time).
fɹˈeɪsɚ pˈɑːzɪts ðætðə jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs hɐz ɪmˈɜːdʒd ˌɪntʊ lˈɛvəlz ʌv tˌɛmpoːɹˈælᵻɾi, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə pjˈʊɹ ˈɛnɚdʒi ʌvðə bˈɪɡ bˈæŋ, wˌɪtʃ hiː tˈɜːmz ˌeɪtmpoːɹˈælᵻɾi wɪðˌaʊttˈaɪm.