"in future" meaning in English

See in future in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in future, {{en-PP}} in future
  1. (UK) From now on. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-in_future-en-prep_phrase-oczFAm2C Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK) In the future: at some future time(s). Tags: UK Synonyms: in the future
    Sense id: en-in_future-en-prep_phrase-Yw64xqNB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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          "ref": "1801, George Edwards, Radical Means of Counteracting the Present Scarcity, and Preventing Famine in Future, J. G. Barnard, page 10:",
          "text": "… and if the national debt were liquidated in the manner it ought, and readily might, the nation, it is to be hoped, would in future extend the public money to other purpoſes, than thoſe to which it has hitherto been appropriated, …",
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