flash-forward

noun

flash-for·​ward ˈflash-ˈfȯr-wərd 

: interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or novel) by interjection of events of future occurrence

also : an instance of flash-forward

flash forward intransitive verb

Examples of flash-forward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025

Poehler later shared that the Parks and Rec finale, which features flash-forwards for all of the main characters, was inspired by the end of Six Feet Under. —Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025

Advertisement Getting to glimpse an adult Bobby is kind of a fun novelty, in the same vein as that flash-forward Simpsons episode where Lisa is the President. —Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

Also, the end-credits scene where a modern-day Carol meets the Avengers is one heck of a flash-forward tease. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash-forward

• henceforward
• straightforward
• thenceforward
• carryforward
• equatorward
• forward
• shoreward