in the future
Not yet here
In the future refers to time yet to come, from moments ahead to centuries distant.
It often signals intention or prediction: In the future, I'll be more careful, In the future, cars may drive themselves.
When correcting behavior, it implies from now on: In the future, please knock before entering.
- eventuallyAt a later time
- tomorrowThe day after today
- laterAt a subsequent time
- somedayVague future time
- down the roadAt a future point
further down the line · years from now · subsequent · destiny · one day · impending · innovation · progress · prediction · forthcoming · soon · in due course · anticipation · foresight · expectation · projection · scenario · at some point
in the futurein the past
Previously occurred
previously · formerly · back then · historically · once upon a time
in the futureright now
At the present moment
at present · presently · currently · at this moment · now
future, futuristic, futures, futurist, futurism, futurity, futuristically, futureless, future-proof