1. (n.) The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event which comes as a consequence.

2. (n.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.

accident aftereffect aftermath aftertime afteryears aptitude aptness bare possibility by-and-by by-product case chance circumstance coming to be conceivability conceivableness condition conjuncture consequence consequent contingency contingent corollary course ahead crystal ball derivation derivative determinism development distant future distillate effect even chance event eventuation expectation finality foresight forward look fruit future future tense futureness futurism futurity good chance good possibility happening harvest hereafter hope immediate future immediate prospect imminence incidence incident issue juncture legacy liability liableness likelihood likeliness logical outcome materialization near future obligation occasion occurrence off chance offing offshoot offspring outcome outgrowth outlook outside chance outside hope possibility possibleness posteriority potential potentiality precipitate prediction probability product project proneness prophecy prospect realization remote possibility result resultant sequel sequela sequence sequent small hope the attainable the feasible the future the morrow the possible the sweet by-and-by thinkability thinkableness time ahead time just ahead time to come tomorrow ultimateness upshot virtuality weakness what is possible what may be what might be