Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Time, chronology & narrative form · Working

Time jump

Also called: time skip

ELI5

A clear move forward or backward across a significant span of story time.

Used in conversation

“Let’s track the time jump through the outline before rewriting scenes.”

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

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