Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the future

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables
in- the -fu-ture
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

At a future time, at some point in the future.

prep_phrase

From now on.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Synonyms

Antonyms

in the past

Questions

What does in the future mean?
At a future time, at some point in the future.

How to pronounce in the future

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