The phrase comes from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, where Dio Brando uses his Stand Za Warudo to stop time. The opposite command, toki wa ugoki dasu, is spoken when time is allowed to flow again. Clips of the line spread through anime edits, AMVs and meme compilations on video platforms, often paired with a freeze and sudden restart effect. Because the meaning is clear even to viewers who do not speak Japanese, it became a reusable shorthand for resuming action after a dramatic pause in fan edits.