flash-forward

A form of flashforward — A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

Opposite
flashback
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Meanings

nounflash-forward (plural flash-forwards)

plural flash-forwards

  1. alternativeAlternative form of flashforward.
verbflash-forward (third-person singular simple present flash-forwards, present participle flash-forwarding, simple past and past participle flash-forwarded)

present singular third person flash-forwards · participle present flash-forwarding · participle past flash-forwarded · past flash-forwarded

  1. alternativeAlternative form of flashforward.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story

Opposite
flashback
Broader
transition

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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