In the future
Next and in the future are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next" instead an adverb phrase "In the future".
Next
Next adverb - At the time or occasion immediately following.
In the future and next are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In the future" instead an adverb "Next".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
Both terms in one sentence
- Interestingly, he is still recovering in the beginning of the next season, filmed months later, but set a few weeks in the future.
Source: Written-In Absence -
No New Fashions in the Future: The fashions of the next century are suspiciously similar to the ones worn today.
Source: Anime / AKB0048 - Indeed, she does have a Disney Death, but returns in the very next scene... but then decides to stay in the future, as she had fallen for Legionnaire Brainiac 5.
Source: Because Destiny Says So
Cite this Source
Next and In the future. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_the_future/next
In the future & Next. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_the_future/next>.
Next or In the future. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_the_future/next.
