Reel Transcript Guide · Published 31 October 2026

How to Keep Relative Dates in an Instagram Transcript

Keep phrases such as “last Tuesday” exactly as spoken. Add a calendar date only in a separate note when you can verify which day the speaker meant. If the recording date is unknown, leave the calendar date unresolved.

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A fictional example with two clocks

A gardener says, “We moved the seedlings inside last Tuesday.” The Reel appears on Friday, but the opening shot says it was filmed the previous weekend. The post date tells you when this copy appeared. The recording clue suggests an earlier point of reference. Keep “last Tuesday” in the transcript and leave the date unresolved unless you can corroborate the intended Tuesday.

Speech: last Tuesday. Recording date: unknown. Calendar date: unresolved.Speech: “last Tuesday”Recording date: unknownCalendar date: unresolved
Original review card for the fictional seedling example.

Keep three fields in your review notes

  1. Spoken phrase. Copy the words and their location in the clip. Listen far enough on either side to catch phrases such as “I told her last Tuesday,” where the date belongs to a different action.
  2. Time anchor. Record the evidence that connects the phrase to the speaker’s timeline. For example, a dated recording log may identify the session. Check that it matches this clip and this speaker.
  3. Resolution. Mark the calendar date as verified, ambiguous or unresolved. If verified, record it in a separate note with the evidence. If several dates fit, keep the alternatives in your working notes.

Try a two-reader check. Give one reviewer the clip and the other the excerpt with its review note. Ask each which event the phrase modifies and whether a date is established. If their answers differ, restore more context or revise the note before quoting.

Common questions

Can I use the date I downloaded the Reel?

Use it to document your review. Resolve the spoken date only with evidence of the speaker’s intended reference.

What if a visible date appears in the clip?

Record it as visible context. Check whether it dates the recording, the event or something else before using it as an anchor.

What if the speaker gives the date later?

Include that later statement in the transcript. Point to its location in a review note if you need to connect the two passages.

Source and scope

Checked 5 November 2026. W3C WAI calls for accurate transcription of spoken wording. The seedling case, three-field review and two-reader check are original editorial aids. W3C WAI transcription guidance