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title: Time
category: Scene Inspector
tags: scene inspector, time, continuity, chronology
contextKey: sceneInspector.time
micro: Record when a scene happens and how certain that timing is.
quickTitle: Scene time
quickSummary: Scene time helps chronology, age checks, sequence logic and continuity warnings understand when the scene occurs.
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# Overview

Time fields tell PlotDirector when a scene happens. Use exact dates when chronology matters, relative time when the draft only needs "later that night" or "three weeks after the funeral", and confidence when the timing is still provisional.

Accurate time helps continuity checks find impossible sequences, age issues, travel gaps and story events that happen in the wrong order.

# Related Guides

- [Continuity Warnings](/Help/Article/warnings.overview)
- [Scene Inspector](/Help/Article/sceneInspector.overview)