1. next generation - Noun
2. next generation - Adjective
The succeeding generation.
The next in line; upgrade.
next generation (not comparable)
Expected or intended to supersede present-day techniques.
Mr. Smith dominated the competition by using next generation wool-spinning machines that were 20% faster.
next-generation
A politician ... is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation. James Freeman Clarke
In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to the next generation the skills and values of the parents, but the attempt always fails because cultural transmission is geared to learning, not DNA. Gregory Bateson
The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value. Theodore Roosevelt
The next generation of interesting software will be done on the Macintosh, not the IBM PC. Bill Gates
I don't want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did. Ai Weiwei
Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation. Hillary Clinton