Flash Back (Verb)
Meaning
Return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The movie began to flash back to the day the main character first met her love interest.
- The suspenseful scene started to flash back, showing exactly how the detective solved the mysterious case.
- Suddenly, the television show flashed back to the time when the young couple got married.
- A series of flashbacks flashed back to different times in the family's life, showing the struggles they faced over the years.
- The director used the filmmaking technique to flash back, clearing up any confusion about the plot and its twists.