flash-forward
noun
flash-for·ward
ˈflash-ˈfȯr-wərd 
: interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or novel) by interjection of events of future occurrence
also
: an instance of flash-forward
flash forward
intransitive verb
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These three youths share goofy, creepy smiles among themselves, made meaningful when the directors cross-cut flash-forwards of domestic life, game life, gang life, and lonely life.
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Armond White, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
The pleasure mostly derives from picking out the remaining ambiguities, especially related to the film’s flash-forward coda; the finale has already inspired a lot of heated social-media debate over its intention.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Jerry, ultimately, has a large loving family who cherishes him, and in the show’s last episode flash-forward, viewers learn Jerry served as mayor of the show's fictional town of Pawnee for 10 terms before dying at age 100.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Later in our conversation, Grande brings the sequence up again, when describing the film-opening flash-forward sequence in which Galinda, now reigning as Glinda the Good Witch, sets fire to an effigy of Elphaba.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
The pleasure mostly derives from picking out the remaining ambiguities, especially related to the film’s flash-forward coda; the finale has already inspired a lot of heated social-media debate over its intention.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Jerry, ultimately, has a large loving family who cherishes him, and in the show’s last episode flash-forward, viewers learn Jerry served as mayor of the show's fictional town of Pawnee for 10 terms before dying at age 100.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Later in our conversation, Grande brings the sequence up again, when describing the film-opening flash-forward sequence in which Galinda, now reigning as Glinda the Good Witch, sets fire to an effigy of Elphaba.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Flash-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash-forward. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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