flash-forward
Americannoun
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a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which a future event or scene is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
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an event or scene so inserted.
Etymology
Origin of flash-forward
Example Sentences
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A later flash-forward showed him elderly, symbolically handing his iconic shield to his former wingman - literally, a winged man - Sam Wilson.
From BBC
They suggest the actors will appear in a flash-forward sequence which features in the novel the new film's based on.
From BBC
When things go bad and we flash-forward 16 years, Perfidia is gone.
From Los Angeles Times
I can’t be the only person who initially mistook Henry and Blake as the same guy and assumed the brutal opening flashback was actually a flash-forward.
From Los Angeles Times
Starting a TV series with a shocking flash-forward is a tiresome and overused narrative device, but once the plot spools back and the series finds its groove, it is superb.
From BBC
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