proximo, hereafter, upcoming, forthcoming, next, futurity, later, incoming, early, succeeding, more...

past, history, precedent, bygone, retrospective

bright, uncertain, optimistic, pessimistic, bleak, unknown, exciting, daunting, more...

near, foreseeable, immediate, distant, own, better, political, brighter, uncertain, whole, economic

next steps,   the next,   morlock overlords,   what's next,   onward in time,   going to be,   yet to come,   for years to come,   going forward,   years to come