The future is the time after the present.

Future or The Future may also refer to:

Music

Performers

Future (rapper) (born 1983), American rapper

The Human League, previously The Future, an English synth-pop band

The Future X, a pop group created in Los Angeles in 2022 by Simon Fuller

Albums

Future (Don Diablo album), 2018

Future (Future album), 2017

Future (Schiller album) or the title song, 2016

Future (The Seeds album), 1967

The Future (From Ashes to New album) or the title song, 2018

The Future (Guy album) or the title song, 1990

The Future (Leonard Cohen album) or the title song, 1992

The Future (Rodney P album) or the title song, 2004

The Future, by Mr. Del, 2005

Songs

"Future" (Madonna and Quavo song), 2019

"The Future" (song), by Prince, 1990

"I Miss You" / "The Future", by Cute, 2014

"Future", by Chai from Punk, 2019

"Future", by Golden Earring from Cut, 1982

"Future", by J-Hope from Jack in the Box, 2022

"Future", by Jagged Edge from J.E. Heartbreak 2, 2014

"Future", by Paramore from Paramore, 2013

"Future", by Red Velvet from the soundtrack of the TV series Start-Up, 2020

"The Future", by Bo Burnham from The Inside Outtakes, 2022

"The Future", by David Guetta from Nothing but the Beat, 2011

"The Future", by Joe Budden from Padded Room, 2009

"The Future", by San Holo, 2017

"The Future", by the Drums from the self-titled album, 2010

"The Future (Isn't What It Used to Be)", by Pseudo Echo from Teleporter, 2000

"Good Morning (The Future)", by Rogue Wave from Permalight, 2010

Television, film, and audio

The Future (film), a 2011 film by Miranda July

The Future (audio drama), an audio drama based on the British TV series Doctor Who

Future Television, a Lebanese television broadcaster

Steven Universe Future, a 2019 American animated television series; epilogue to Steven Universe

"The Future" (Steven Universe Future), the 2020 final episode of Steven Universe Future

"The Future" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a 2019 episode of The Amazing World of Gumball

"The Future", a Series F episode of the television series QI (2009)

Literature

The Future (Leroux novel), a 2020 novel by Catherine Leroux (English translation released in 2023)

The Future (Alderman novel), a 2023 novel by Naomi Alderman

Other uses

Future (programming), a computer science term

Future (train), an excursion train in Taiwan

Future Group, Indian private conglomerate

Future perfect, a grammatical form to describe an event expected to happen before a time of reference in the future

Future plc, a British publishing company

Futures studies, study of social and technological advancement

Future Systems, a London-based architectural and design practice

Future tense, in grammar

The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, a 2013 book by Al Gore

The Future Awards Africa, a Nigerian award series for youths 18–30

Futurist, a studier of futurology