Small or short time jumps occur over minutes, hours, days, weeks, and sometimes months. You write small time skips by showing a character’s activity between one major event and the next. For example: “When we finally reached our castle, I let go of my mother and turned to face her.”

Other Question and Answers that can be helpful for you

1. How do you avoid skipping time in a story?

If you skip time often, or twice in a row, be clear when a scene break doesn’t skip over time. Readers will quickly become familiar with patterns, and are off-put when their expectations aren’t met. To avoid this, simply use a time marker.

2. How do you skip back in time in a movie?

When you skip a period of time, or go back in time, lead into the jump with a trigger. This trigger can be anything – an object, a sensory item such as a colour or smell, a line of dialogue, or simply something embedded in the narration. It serves as a link to the time of the next scene.

3. Can you skip over time in a memory loop?

For example, if they picked up an object to trigger the memory, return to the present with them putting it back down. When you’re skipping over time, it’s good to trigger that too – especially if it’s a large jump. The best way to do this is to refer to an upcoming event, and either jump to that event or before the event.

4. How do you show time passing in a story?

Using a mixture of summaries and scenes can help you show time passing. Image via Unsplash 2. State the time Stating the time is a small, necessary step to keep your reader grounded in the story. You should let them know either the current time or how much time has passed whenever you summarise, skip time, or move back in time.