the future
noun
1
: the events that will happen after the present time
It's impossible to predict the future.
2
grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the future : future tense
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Jones, who was briefly a member of the Vikings in 2024 but never played a snap for the team, has led Indianapolis to an 8-3 record and looks to be their quarterback of the future.
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
There remains anxiety that highflying artificial intelligence stocks have borrowed too much from the future to justify their valuations today, a potential stumbling block for an overstuffed market.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Obesity drugs of the future may finally reflect that diversity, too.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
In the future, intelligent machines will play an equally vital role as humans in emergencies, working in dangerous environments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
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Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
There remains anxiety that highflying artificial intelligence stocks have borrowed too much from the future to justify their valuations today, a potential stumbling block for an overstuffed market.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Obesity drugs of the future may finally reflect that diversity, too.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
In the future, intelligent machines will play an equally vital role as humans in emergencies, working in dangerous environments.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the future
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“The future.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20future. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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