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'''Basic Trope''': A novel, film, or other work of fiction covers the events of a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin very short time period.]]

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'''Basic Trope''': A novel, film, or other work of fiction covers the events of a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin very short time period.period in time.]]



* '''Downplayed''': Half of the events in a novel take place in the same 48 hours. (The rest of the novel covers a far longer time period.)

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* '''Downplayed''': Half of the events in a novel take place in the same 48 hours. (The rest of the novel covers a far longer time period.period in time.)



* '''Zig Zagged''': Due to large amounts of time traveling, nobody's really sure anymore of the series' technical timespan.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Due to large amounts of time traveling, nobody's really sure anymore of the series' technical timespan.



* '''Enforced''': "We can only afford to shoot at one location on this budget. Let's have the whole thing take place during one party, okay?

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* '''Enforced''': "We "[[NoBudget We can only afford to shoot at one location on this budget. budget.]] Let's have the whole thing take place during one party, okay?okay?"



* '''Invoked''': The police can only legally hold a clearly-guilty suspect without evidence overnight. Thus, the work takes place over a 24 hour period as our heroes seek out that evidence.
* '''Exploited''': The protagonist has about a week to live, and so decides to wrap up his many affairs. Each of the seasons collectively depicts one of his remaining days, and the drama his efforts cause.
* '''Defied''': The villain's plan takes several months to come to fruition, so that if [[SpannerInTheWorks something goes wrong]], he has plenty of time to [[XanatosSpeedChess come up with a fix]].

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* '''Invoked''': The police can only legally hold a clearly-guilty suspect without evidence overnight. Thus, the work takes place over a 24 hour twenty-four-hour period as our heroes AliceAndBob seek out that evidence.
* '''Exploited''': The protagonist Bob has about a week to live, and so decides to wrap up his many affairs. Each of the seasons collectively depicts one of his remaining days, days and the drama his efforts cause.
* '''Defied''': The villain's [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]]'s plan takes several months to come to fruition, so that if [[SpannerInTheWorks something goes wrong]], he has plenty of time to [[XanatosSpeedChess come up with a fix]].



* '''Deconstructed''': A character experiences time slower than other people, and the whole TV series is shot in slow motion to capture the agony he goes through; as a result, each episode only covers a few minutes' worth of events. This eventually drives the character mad.

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* '''Deconstructed''': A character Bob experiences time at a slower rate than other people, and the whole TV series is shot in slow motion to capture the agony he goes through; as a result, each episode only covers a few minutes' worth of events. This eventually drives the character Bob mad.



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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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* '''Justified''': The story is in real time, and it shows multiple [=POV=]s.

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The story is in real time, and it shows multiple [=POV=]s.[=POV=]s.
** The protagonist has a short lifespan.
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* '''Parodied''': [[OurElvesAreBetter An elf]] in the story had written a story about a period of a year which is described in this fashion.

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* '''Parodied''': [[OurElvesAreBetter [[LongLived An elf]] in the story had written a story about a period of a year which is described in this fashion.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The protagonist has about a week to live, and so decides to wrap up his many affairs. Each of the seasons collectively depicts one of his remaining days, and the drama his efforts cause.
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from what i could tell, that was redundant


** The short timespan causes them to get little-to-no sleep, and for them to undergo SanitySlippage.


* '''Invoked''': The police can only legally hold a clearly-guilty suspect without evidence overnight. Thus, the work takes place [[YouHave48Hours over a 24 hour period]] as our heroes seek out that evidence.

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* '''Invoked''': The police can only legally hold a clearly-guilty suspect without evidence overnight. Thus, the work takes place [[YouHave48Hours over a 24 hour period]] period as our heroes seek out that evidence.
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** The short timespan causes them to get little-to-no sleep, and for them to undergo SanitySlippage.

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* '''Justified''': The story is in real time, and it shows multiple POVs.

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* '''Justified''': The story is in real time, and it shows multiple POVs.[=POV=]s.



* '''Deconstructed''': A character experiences time slower than other people, and the whole TV series is shot in slow motion to capture the agony he goes through; as a result, each episode only covers a few minutes' worth of events. This eventually drives the character mad.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': A character experiences time slower than other people, and the whole TV series is shot in slow motion to capture the agony he goes through; as a result, each episode only covers a few minutes' worth of events. This eventually drives the character mad.



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%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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Missing a couple words....


* '''Downplayed''': Half of the events in a novel in the same 48 hours. (The rest of the novel covers a far longer time period.)

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* '''Downplayed''': Half of the events in a novel take place in the same 48 hours. (The rest of the novel covers a far longer time period.)
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* '''Downplayed''': Half of the events in a novel in the same 48 hours. (The rest of the novel covers a far longer time period.)
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* '''Justified''': The novel features a GroundhogDayLoop, so it covers the same technical time period many times.

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* '''Justified''': The novel features a GroundhogDayLoop, so story is in real time, and it covers the same technical time period many times.shows multiple POVs.
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???The police can only legally hold a clearly-guilty suspect without evidence overnight. Thus, the work takes place [[YouHave48Hours over a 24 hour period]] as our heroes seek out that evidence.
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???
The villain's plan takes several months to come to fruition, so that if [[SpannerInTheWorks something goes wrong]], he has plenty of time to [[XanatosSpeedChess come up with a fix]].
* '''Discussed''': ???"Ever notice how all our problems are solved within one or two days?"
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???[[OurElvesAreBetter An elf]] in the story had written a story about a period of a year which is described in this fashion.
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* '''Deconstructed''': A character experiences time slower than other people, and the whole TV series is shot in slow motion to capture the agony he goes through; as a result, each episode only covers a few minutes' worth of events.

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* '''Deconstructed''': A character experiences time slower than other people, and the whole TV series is shot in slow motion to capture the agony he goes through; as a result, each episode only covers a few minutes' worth of events. This eventually drives the character mad.

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