forward
adverb (FUTURE) /ˈfɔː.wəd/
/ˈfɔːr.wɚd/ (also forwards)Definition
B2 towards the future: I always look forward, not back.In the future and soon from that day forward formal › after that point: From that day forward they never spoke to each other.Starting from a particular time
(Definition of forward adverb (FUTURE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
- all in good time idiom
- anon adverb
- ASAP
- away adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
- due adjective (EXPECTED)
- future adjective
- futuristic adjective
- gonna
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- posterity noun
- presently adverb (SOON)
- shortly adverb
- someday adverb
- sometime adverb
- space noun (EMPTY PLACE)
- yet adverb (IN THE FUTURE)
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