Nobody can say for sure when the COVID-19 pandemic will finally be over. The answer depends on the availability of an effective vaccine and other unpredictable factors, according to scientific experts.

But some parts of our pre-pandemic life aren’t coming back no matter when the crisis clears. Some might take time to return. And some will be forever changed.

To gain better insight into where we’re headed, USA TODAY posed a question to several futurists, whose jobs involve reading trends in various parts of the consumer business world:

What does American life look like in 2025, assuming the coronavirus is safely contained by then?