a scene in a film, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story

in a series of flashbacks, we follow the pair through their teenage years

the movie tells the story in flashback

a flame moving rapidly back through a combustible vapour

cooling the area prevented a flashback

move to a scene in a film, novel, etc. that is set in a time earlier than the main story

we flashbacked to a pivotal, defining moment in his life