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

Over seven seasons, the crew of 30-somethings — along with Cece (Hannah Simone) and Winston (Lamorne Morris) — shared countless unforgettable moments, culminating in a May 2018 series finale that featured a flash-forward into their future. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 May 2025

There’s flashbacks to things that happened five minutes earlier and flash-forwards to how a stunt could look instead of just getting on with it. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025

Somewhere between the two timelines that the show introduced was a wilderness flash-forward of a girl in a white dress running for her life, barefoot through snow, who is then impaled and eaten by her friends. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025

Zion is an excellent, empathetic anchor for viewers when shots fire in the season's opening flash-forward. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash-forward

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