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

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, 4 Aug. 2026

There will then be flash-forwards to 2026 to undisclosed events that the team is saving for a later reveal. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Nothing makes this part of the chase memorable or important enough to merit a flash-forward, which turns it into a deflating blunder in a series that can’t afford to slow down. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

The series used multiple timelines, showing stories that took place in the present as well as flashbacks to the siblings' childhood and flash-forwards to later years. — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash-forward

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