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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The episode ended with a flash-forward of Conrad and Belly a few years in the future returning to the summer house together for the first time as a couple.
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Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Black Rabbit’s second episode trades the introductory flash-forward for a classic flashback, set in motion by a slightly less unkempt Vince, now sporting a mullet and handlebar mustache in place of his twitchy Manson look from the present timeline.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
That scene is directly followed by flash-forwards to tourists in the present day admiring a riverbank spot where the adult Kafka would always rest after a swim.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Black Rabbit’s second episode trades the introductory flash-forward for a classic flashback, set in motion by a slightly less unkempt Vince, now sporting a mullet and handlebar mustache in place of his twitchy Manson look from the present timeline.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
That scene is directly followed by flash-forwards to tourists in the present day admiring a riverbank spot where the adult Kafka would always rest after a swim.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Flash-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash-forward. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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