"flash forward" meaning in All languages combined

See flash forward on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: flashes forward [present, singular, third-person], flashing forward [participle, present], flashed forward [participle, past], flashed forward [past]
Etymology: From flashforward. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flash forward (third-person singular simple present flashes forward, present participle flashing forward, simple past and past participle flashed forward)
  1. (of a memory or vision) To move forward in time.
    Sense id: en-flash_forward-en-verb-UHIq~9Lk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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