Epoch and Future

Epoch

Epoch noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.

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Future and epoch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Future" instead a noun "Epoch".

Nearby Word: epochal

Future noun - Time that is to come.

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Epoch and future are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Epoch" instead a noun "Future".

Nearby Words: futurist, futurism

best	best epoch	best future
future	future epoch	future future
current	current epoch	current future
entire	entire epoch	entire future
Other adjectives: distant, past.

Chrono Trigger has an interesting mix of three types: the Epoch is Back To The Future-type, while the Timepod is a Terminator-type, and the gates are Time Portal-types.

Source: Time Machine
Similarly, Empire Earth (especially with cheat codes) can have a human player reach the near-future epoch and send Humongous Mecha against their opponents, who at best could be in Middle Ages.

Source: Decade Dissonance
And once the Epoch becomes an airship, it even accelerates to a high speed immediately before time-warping, making the way it works appear almost exactly the same as Back to the Future's flying De Lorean.

Source: Our Time Travel Is Different

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