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forthcomingness

forthcomingness

9.1
The fact that something will happen soon
  • noun
  • /fɔrθˈkʌmɪŋnəs/
: inminencia
  • The forthcomingness of the storm made the residents prepare for evacuation.

Examples

  • The tension in the room reflected the forthcomingness of an important announcement.

  • We discussed the forthcomingness of new regulations in the upcoming months.

  • The forthcomingness of the new product has everyone excited.

  • Is the forthcomingness of the event confirmed yet?

  • The tension in the room reflected the forthcomingness of an important announcement.

  • The forthcomingness of the storm made the residents prepare for evacuation.

  • We discussed the forthcomingness of new regulations in the upcoming months.

Synonyms

imminence
vsforthcomingness
  • Formal
2 7.0

A time when something is about to happen

is the same sense but written with a different ending
imminency
vsforthcomingness
  • Formal
1 7.6

A time when something is likely to happen very soon

is the same idea but formed from a different base word
impendence
vsforthcomingness
1 9.6

The state of something happening very soon

has the same meaning but adopts a different noun suffix in writing
impendency
vsforthcomingness
9.3

A time when something is about to happen

is identical in meaning but appears as an alternative written form
imminentness
vsforthcomingness
  • Formal
8.8

A strong chance that something will happen very soon

is the same meaning but follows an alternate spelling tradition

How Imminent

immediacy
15 5.8
imminence
  • Formal
2 7.0
forthcomingness
9.1
remoteness
3 4.8

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.