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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Also, the end-credits scene where a modern-day Carol meets the Avengers is one heck of a flash-forward tease.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The book ends with a flash-forward: Belly is 23 and engaged to Conrad.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 July 2025
But Oppenheimer is a talky period piece, an exploration of a man and his mind, with only a flash-forward warning about doomsday tacked on to the ending.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
So when The Simpsons' 36th season finale featured the death of Marge Simpson and a flash-forward to her life in Heaven, fans were shocked and upset.
—EW.com, 27 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The book ends with a flash-forward: Belly is 23 and engaged to Conrad.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 July 2025
But Oppenheimer is a talky period piece, an exploration of a man and his mind, with only a flash-forward warning about doomsday tacked on to the ending.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
So when The Simpsons' 36th season finale featured the death of Marge Simpson and a flash-forward to her life in Heaven, fans were shocked and upset.
—EW.com, 27 June 2025
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“Flash-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash-forward. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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