in future：
from now on 以后,今后 also for the future (becoming rare) 亦作 for the future（渐罕）
In future,be more careful with your money 以后用钱要更谨慎
in the future：
in time yet to come 在将来
Who can tell me what will happen in the future?谁能知道将来会发生什么事?
in the distant future：
at a very much later time 在很久之后
Are you going to buy a house?Not now,perhaps in the distant future.你要买房子吗?现在不买,也许要在很久以后才买
in the near future:
soon 不久
in the not too distant future:
not next week,but quite soon 不太久之后
From LONGMAN contemporary english-chinese dictionary