the shape of things to come

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English

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Etymology

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From the novel The Shape of Things to Come by H. G. Wells (1933).

Phrase

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the shape of things to come

  1. That is trendsetting and foreshadowing; pointing the way ahead.
    • 2015 May 19, Tahmima Anam, “The Rohingya crisis is not an isolated tragedy – it’s the shape of things to come”, in The Guardian[1]:
      The Rohingya crisis is not an isolated tragedy – it’s the shape of things to come [title]
    • 2022 July 5, Steve Rose, “‘Frankly it blew my mind’: how Tron changed cinema – and predicted the future of tech”, in The Guardian[2]:
      Few appreciated it at the time but with 40 years’ hindsight, Steven Lisberger’s sci-fi adventure Tron was the shape of things to come: in cinema, in real life, and in virtual life.

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