Eli5: How does gravity affect time, dumb it down for me as much as possible

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Eli5: How does gravity affect time, dumb it down for me as much as possible

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You know how it’s faster and easier to walk on a flat surface than it is to walk down a steep dip and then walk all the way up the other side, even if they’re the same distance? Gravity is the depth of the dip.