next generation
Those who follow
Next generation refers to the people or things that will follow the current ones.
Children are the next generation after their parents.
In technology and products, next generation describes improved successors: next generation smartphones, next-generation sequencing.
The phrase often implies advancement or evolution: We're developing next generation solar panels.
Frequently hyphenated when used as a modifier.
Biological descendants produced
- childrenYoung human beings
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
- descendantsThose who come after
- familyRelated people together
bloodline · lineage · heritage · posterity · continuation · succession · progeny · heirs
Coming into view
- upcomingSoon to occur
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- prospectiveExpected in the future
- forward-lookingOriented toward the future
unfolding · anticipated · imminent · impending · approaching · dawning · looming · expected
Those born 1981-1996
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
kids · youth · juniors · digital natives · young adults
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
advancement · transformation · evolution · modernization · leap · paradigm shift · game-changing · trailblazing
Machines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- quantum computingCalculation using subatomic phenomena
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
biotechnology · autonomous vehicles · neural networks · blockchain · augmented reality · virtual reality · robotics · clean energy
offspring
Biological descendants produced
- childrenYoung human beings
- grandchildrenOffspring of offspring
- descendantsThose who come after
family · bloodline · lineage · heritage · posterity · continuation · succession · progeny · heirs · inheritors
emerging
Coming into view
- upcomingSoon to occur
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- prospectiveExpected in the future
forward-looking · unfolding · anticipated · imminent · impending · approaching · dawning · looming · expected · pending
millennials
Those born 1981-1996
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- studentsThose receiving instruction
youngsters · kids · youth · juniors · digital natives · young adults
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
pioneering · advancement · transformation · evolution · modernization · leap · paradigm shift · game-changing · trailblazing · groundbreaking
artificial intelligence
Machines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- quantum computingCalculation using subatomic phenomena
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
nanotechnology · biotechnology · autonomous vehicles · neural networks · blockchain · augmented reality · virtual reality · robotics · clean energy · smart devices
- family businessfamily business, family enterprise, family ownership, succession plan, succession planning
- succession planningsuccessor, heir apparent, succession plan, bench strength, talent pipeline
- youthchild, adolescents, kid, coming-of-age, teenagers
- generationsbaby boomers, millennials, Gen Z, Gen X, baby boomer
- offspringchild, baby, son, daughter, kids
- sequel tropessequel hook, post-credits scene, cliffhanger, power creep, escalation
next generationforebears
Ancestral family members
ancestors · predecessors · older generation · elders · progenitors
next generationlegacy
What's passed down
outdated · obsolete · deprecated · superseded · first generation
next generationold-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
traditional · conventional · outdated · antiquated · old school
next, generation, generic, generate, generator, genetic, genesis, genealogy, generated