(n.) The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; -- opposed to priority.

aftertime afteryears by-and-by coming after consecution consecutiveness continuation continuity course ahead crystal ball descent determinism distant future eventuality expectation extension following foresight forward look future future tense futurism futurity hereafter immediate future immediate prospect imminence line lineage logical sequence near future offing order order of succession outlook postposition prediction probability procession progression project prolongation prophecy prospect rotation sequence series subjunction succession successiveness suffixation the future the morrow the sweet by-and-by time ahead time just ahead time to come tomorrow