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title: Duration Unit
category: Scene Inspector
tags: scene inspector, fields, time, duration
contextKey: sceneInspector.fields.durationUnit
micro: Choose the unit for the scene's duration.
quickTitle: Duration unit
quickSummary: Duration helps pacing, travel and chronology make sense when scene length matters.
screenshot:
---

# Overview

Use duration when the amount of time consumed by the scene matters. Minutes may matter in a chase; days may matter for travel, recovery or relationship distance.