Images showing before and after time skips for characters, locations, and objects. Living things being the most common since humanoids, plants and animals show their age, while most nonliving things stay the same; however, decay, dust and rust can be used as visual indicators. Opposite may apply if area has been cleaned instead.

The simple labeling of "Before" and "After" does not have to be illustrated in the artwork for this tag to apply.

See Also

• instant loss
• time lapse
• expectation vs. reality
• year 1 & year 2 (squid game) (meme)

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