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
Vocabulary lists containing flash-forward
Example Sentences
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They suggest the actors will appear in a flash-forward sequence which features in the novel the new film's based on.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
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 ● Apr. 11, 2025
There’s also 12 years and 11 seasons of back story to keep in mind — and a ton of lore, including flash-forward child births and complex double-crosses.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
He's the only person she can really talk to, she says in the flash-forward when she's in her 20s and making major scientific breakthroughs.
From Salon ● May 20, 2023
There’s a flash-forward early on that indicates that we’ll be seeing more of the story at some point.
From The Verge ● Sep. 23, 2021
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