Question 1

What does “the shape of things to come” mean?

Accepted Answer

the way things are likely to develop in the future

Question 2

How is “the shape of things to come” used?

Accepted Answer

In Time After Time (1979), one line is: “'The objects in this hall have been painstakingly assembled' 'to form a portrait of the public and private life' 'of an extraordinary human being' 'whose prophetic vision influenced' 'the shape of things to come.'”

Question 3

Which movie is “the shape of things to come” from?

Accepted Answer

The clip at the top of this page is from Time After Time (1979).