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flash forward
1. verb To depict future events, as in a book, TV show, or movie. The show then flashes forward to connect the present and the future. Man, I could wish I could flash forward in my own life and know how all of this is going to work out before making a decision. What happens when the movie flashes forward to the year 3023?
2. noun A scene or instance in a book, TV show, or movie that depicts future events. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated or written as one word. The show makes use of flash-forwards to connect the present and the future. Did you see the flash-forward to their wedding? Ah! I cried. A: "Wait, why does she think her son is going to die?" B: "Oh, it was in a flash-forward with a psychic last season."
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flash forward
v.
To undergo a change of scene to a future point in time as a narrative device: The first scene of the movie shows a boy playing with a ball, and then the next scene flashes forward to the character's adulthood.
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