flash forward

verb

To move forward in time.

“His dream flashed forward to an incident in grade school.”

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Meanings

verbflash forward (third-person singular simple present flashes forward, present participle flashing forward, simple past and past participle flashed forward)

present singular third person flashes forward · participle present flashing forward · participle past flashed forward · past flashed forward

  1. To move forward in time.

    His dream flashed forward to an incident in grade school.

Origin

From flashforward.

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APA

flash forward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20forward

MLA

“flash forward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20forward. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash forward,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20forward.

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