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adjective
about to happen, advancing, anticipated, approaching, at hand, awaited, close at hand, coming, coming soon, destined, drawing near, due, ensuing, eventual, expected, fated, following, foreseeable, future, imminent, impending, inescapable, inevitable, in store, looming, near, nearing, nigh, on the agenda, on the docket, on the horizon, oncoming, pending, planned, predestined, predicted, projected, promised, prospective, scheduled, to come, ultimate, unavoidable, upcoming, yet to be
associated concepts: expectancy under a will
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close (near), future, immediate (imminent), imminent, inevitable, instant, pending (imminent), portentous (ominous), prospective, proximate
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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forthcoming — [fôrth′kum΄iŋ] adj. 1. about to appear; approaching [the author s forthcoming book] 2. available or ready when needed [the promised help was not forthcoming] 3. a) friendly, communicative, outgoing, etc. b) open; frank; direct n … English World dictionary
forthcoming — forth com ing (f[=o]rth k[u^]m [i^]ng or f[=o]rth k[u^]m [i^]ng), a. 1. Ready or about to appear; making appearance. [1913 Webster] 2. Candid; frank; not withholding relevant information; cooperative in providing information. [PJC] 3. Having an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forthcoming — ► ADJECTIVE 1) about to happen or appear. 2) ready or made available when required: help was not forthcoming. 3) willing to divulge information. DERIVATIVES forthcomingness noun … English terms dictionary
forthcoming — about to happen, 1530s; earlier was O.E. forðcuman to come forth, come to pass; see FORTH (Cf. forth) + COME (Cf. come). Meaning informative, responsive is from 1835 … Etymology dictionary
forthcoming — [adj] expected, imminent accessible, anticipated, approaching, at hand, available, awaited, coming, destined, fated, future, impending, inescapable, in evidence, inevitable, in preparation, in prospect, in store*, in the cards*, in the wind*,… … New thesaurus
forthcoming — 01. Preparations continue for the [forthcoming] celebrations. 02. Government officials expect that increased security measures will be [forthcoming] as a result of the terrorist attacks. 03. Her husband was very [forthcoming] regarding his affair … Grammatical examples in English
forthcoming — forth|com|ing [ˌfo:θˈkʌmıŋ US ˌfo:rθ ] adj 1.) [only before noun] a forthcoming event, meeting etc is one that has been planned to happen soon ▪ the forthcoming elections ▪ Keep an eye on the noticeboards for forthcoming events . 2.) willing to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
forthcoming — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)θkʌ̱mɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A forthcoming event is planned to happen soon. ...his opponents in the forthcoming elections. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ If something that you want, need, or expect is forthcoming, it is given to you or it happens.… … English dictionary
forthcoming — adjective Etymology: obsolete forthcome to come forth Date: circa 1532 1. being about to appear or to be produced or made available < the forthcoming holidays > < your forthcoming novel > < funds are forthcoming > 2. a. responsive, outgoing … New Collegiate Dictionary
forthcoming — forth|com|ing [ fɔrθ kʌmıŋ ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun happening or coming soon: a candidate in the forthcoming Presidential election the title track from their forthcoming album Forthcoming events include a concert and a trip to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
