posteritynoun [ U ]
uk/pɒsˈter.ə.ti/us/pɑːˈster.ə.t̬i/formalthe people who will exist in the future:
Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
In the future & soon
- a matter/question of time idiom
- ahead
- all in good time idiom
- anon
- ASAP
- come
- in for sth idiom
- in the fullness of time idiom
- in the long run idiom
- in the short run idiom
- in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) idiom
- later
- long
- sometime
- soon
- sooner or later idiom
- the days/week(s)/year(s) to come idiom
- then
- tomorrow
- yet
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