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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A later flash-forward showed him elderly, symbolically handing his iconic shield to his former wingman - literally, a winged man - Sam Wilson.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
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
From its playfully inventive opening to its flash-forward finale, Thomas Hardiman’s wild — and wildly impressive — first feature, set during a British regional hairdressing competition, is a proudly indelicate, painstakingly structured pleasure.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2023
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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