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Meaning of the shape of things to come | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

That is trendsetting and foreshadowing; pointing the way ahead.

Examples

“The Rohingya crisis is not an isolated tragedy – it’s the shape of things to come [title]”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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