forthcomingness
- noun
- /fɔrθˈkʌmɪŋnəs/
- The forthcomingness of the storm made the residents prepare for evacuation.
Examples
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The tension in the room reflected the forthcomingness of an important announcement.
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We discussed the forthcomingness of new regulations in the upcoming months.
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The forthcomingness of the new product has everyone excited.
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Is the forthcomingness of the event confirmed yet?
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The tension in the room reflected the forthcomingness of an important announcement.
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The forthcomingness of the storm made the residents prepare for evacuation.
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We discussed the forthcomingness of new regulations in the upcoming months.
Synonyms
A time when something is about to happen
A time when something is likely to happen very soon
A time when something is about to happen
A strong chance that something will happen very soon
The state of something happening very soon
How Imminent
Surface Forms
Morphology
forthcomingness = forthcoming (transparent) = forthcoming + ness
The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'forthcoming' using the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Forthcomingness starts with forth ('forward') and coming ('arriving'), with the ending -ness to make it a state. Imagine something 'coming forward' toward you — that's why forthcomingness means the quality of being likely to happen soon.