flash-forward

Definition of Flash-forward in English :

1. flash-forward

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flash-forward

noun

1.

an interruption in the continuity of a story, play, film, etc. by the narration or portrayal of some future episode

2.

such an episode

n.

1. A literary or cinematic device in which the chronological sequence of events is interrupted by the interjection of a future event.

2. The episode or scene depicted by means of this device.