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

Time loop

Also called: loop narrative

ELI5

A story structure in which a period of time repeats, usually with some variation or retained knowledge.

Used in conversation

“The pitch names the time loop, but the story still needs to prove it.”

Definition

A narrative structure in which a period of time repeats, usually with some variation or retained knowledge.

Here “Time loop” means: A narrative structure in which a period of time repeats, usually with some variation or retained knowledge.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Time loop” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

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

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.