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@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ jQuery.timeago(jQuery("abbr#some_id")); //=> &quot;<span id="prog_element"></spa
       <pre>
 jQuery.timeago.settings.allowFuture = true;</pre>
 
+      <p class="how">
+        To disable timestamps in the past, use the <tt>allowPast</tt> setting.
+        This setting is set to true by default. When set to false, if the time is in the past then instead of displaying a message like "5 minutes ago" a static message will be displayed.
+        The staic message displayed can be configured with the <tt>strings.inPast</tt> setting:
+      </p>
+      <pre>
+jQuery.timeago.settings.strings.inPast = "time has elapsed";
+jQuery.timeago.settings.allowPast = false;</pre>
+
       <h3>Excusez-moi?</h3>
       <p>
         Yes, timeago has locale/i18n/language support.  Here are some <a href="https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago/tree/master/locales">configuration examples</a>.  Please submit a <a href="https://github.com/rmm5t/jquery-timeago">GitHub pull request</a> for corrections or additional languages.