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
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And didn’t last season close with a flash-forward to a future without him?
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The nature of Lawrence and Hutcherson’s cameo is being kept under wraps, but book readers already know their characters appear alongside Haymitch in the epilogue, which indicates some sort of flash-forward.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Lohan took to Instagram to share a preview clip from the new episode, which will involve a flash-forward where the Simpsons children have gotten older.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
What Wright didn’t anticipate was that people still wouldn’t believe Laura is dead by the end of the finale, which concluded with a one year flash-forward of Daniel finally hearing the evidence and fearing now-wife Cherry, who is pregnant with their child.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The nature of Lawrence and Hutcherson’s cameo is being kept under wraps, but book readers already know their characters appear alongside Haymitch in the epilogue, which indicates some sort of flash-forward.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Lohan took to Instagram to share a preview clip from the new episode, which will involve a flash-forward where the Simpsons children have gotten older.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025
What Wright didn’t anticipate was that people still wouldn’t believe Laura is dead by the end of the finale, which concluded with a one year flash-forward of Daniel finally hearing the evidence and fearing now-wife Cherry, who is pregnant with their child.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Flash-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash-forward. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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