When Ray says the Time Masters are locking on with a tractor beam his right hand is in the air but in the next shot it is on the console.
When Ray and Mick are talking about Chronos the cupcake in Ray's hand disappears in one shot but reappears in the next.
If, as the time masters say, time is (for the most part) predetermined then there is absolutely no reason to think at all. No matter what you do it's what you're supposed to be doing.