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forthcoming

forthcoming

43 4.2
Happening in the near future
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɔrθˌkʌmɪŋ/
translation icon : próximo
  • She is excited about her forthcoming trip to Europe in the summer.
  • a forthcoming book
  • a forthcoming article
  • a forthcoming issue

I've been writing some columns lately about things that perturb me, like the forthcoming famine, for example.

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Examples

  • His next title, a story collection titled New Moon on the Water, is forthcoming from Full Moon Press.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A new collection of his stories entitled The Picture Frame is forthcoming from Mercer University Press.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Uh, we're here today to talk about the forthcoming flight.

  • Details of the arrest will be forthcoming in this live report.

  • May I congratulate the king on his forthcoming marriage.

  • The Ministry of Defense has announced that, as of this moment, we should expect a full German invasion of this country over the forthcoming weeks.

  • Will the Prime Minister give his support to additional resources for the NHS and social in the forthcoming Autumn Statement?

  • Later today Captain Richard Burton will address the society on matters not directly related to the forthcoming debate.

  • I am also going through the final, final proofs of my forthcoming novel, which is coming out on February of next year.

  • His current projects include the television series 100 Centre Street and the forthcoming film America's Sweethearts.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

upcoming
vsforthcoming
262 1.4

About to happen

is a slightly more formal option used in some contexts
imminent
vsforthcoming
168 4.8

Likely to happen very soon

is similar but suggests a less immediate time frame
impending
vsforthcoming
55 4.0

Going to happen very soon, usually something bad

is neutral and does not imply anything negative or serious
in the offing
vsforthcoming
8 5.6

Likely to happen soon

is an ordinary adjective rather than an idiomatic phrase
approaching
vsforthcoming
4 2.3

Happening or likely to happen soon

is used for things appearing soon generally not only events or times
coming
vsforthcoming
1.0

Expected to happen soon

is a broader more neutral way to refer to future events
impendent
vsforthcoming
7.8

Likely to happen very soon

is the standard form rather than the alternative spelling or variant

Antonyms

110 2.9

Far away in time, long before now or far in the future

1 1.3

Slower than usual in development or learning

How Soon

immediate
570 1.3
imminent
168 4.8
forthcoming
43 4.2
upcoming
262 1.4

Surface Forms

forthcoming positive

Morphology

forthcoming = coming (transparent) = forth + come + ing

The meaning 'happening soon' follows directly from 'forth' + 'coming' = 'coming forward/soon', which a B1 learner can readily infer.

Etymology

Forthcoming comes from forth ('forward') and coming ('to come'), originally meaning 'coming forward' or 'about to appear'. So a forthcoming event is one that will happen soon.