⌛
A small hourglass with the sand finished running.
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A small hourglass with the sand finished running. On Snapchat it's a platform-specific warning that your Snapstreak with a friend is about to expire — you have hours, not days, to send a snap. Elsewhere on TikTok it's used to caption aging-out moments, life-stage transitions, or just "time is running out" content. The Snapchat meaning is the one most people search for.
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