The line comes from SpongeBob SquarePants, where French narrator voiceovers and illustrated time cards bridge scenes throughout the series that began in 1999. A few moments later became one of the most reused cards because the time jump is vague enough for almost any edit. Clips and screenshots spread through YouTube edits, Vine compilations and later TikTok and Instagram memes, turning the phrase into shorthand for an instant, usually disastrous, passage of time online.