"timeskip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: timeskips [plural]
Etymology: time + skip, cf. Japanese 時とばし (toki tobashi) Etymology templates: {{af|en|time|skip}} time + skip, {{derived|en|ja|時とばし|tr=toki tobashi}} Japanese 時とばし (toki tobashi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} timeskip (plural timeskips)
  1. (fandom slang) An instance of fast-forwarding a substantial amount of time, such as years or decades, as a narrative device in a story, quickly aging characters and developing events. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Narratology, Time
    Sense id: en-timeskip-en-noun-Ihn~C3Jt Disambiguation of Narratology: 58 42 Disambiguation of Time: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Topics: lifestyle
  2. Any case of something jumping ahead in time. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-timeskip-en-noun-W85uH-IX Disambiguation of Time: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49

Inflected forms

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