foretaste

prospect, outlook, anticipation, foretaste mean an advance realization of something to come. prospect implies expectation of a particular event, condition, or development of definite interest or concern.

• • the prospect of a quiet weekend

outlook suggests a forecasting of the future.

• • a favorable outlook for the economy

anticipation implies a prospect or outlook that involves advance suffering or enjoyment of what is foreseen.

• • the anticipation of her arrival

foretaste implies an actual though brief or partial experience of something forthcoming.

• • the frost was a foretaste of winter