This text explores the possibility of rehabilitating the term metaphysics and examines its potential future significance. The author suggests that rather than inventing entirely new terminology, it is more beneficial to reflect on the etymological origin of the prefix meta-, signifying beside or after. A central theme is the critique of reductionism, which limits all reality solely to what is currently actual here and now (hic et nunc). The author argues that it is essential to include in the concept of reality that which has already passed and become the past—that which lies behind current events. In this sense, metaphysics could be defined as a discipline studying these past aspects of reality. Furthermore, the text raises the question of how to name and define a discipline dedicated to future possibilities and potential actions (actus) that have yet to become actual. The reflection thus leads toward a broader understanding of temporality within metaphysical inquiry and the need to systematically grasp that which transcends the mere present.