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forthcomingness

forthcomingness

9.1
The fact that something will happen soon
  • noun
  • /fɔrθˈkʌmɪŋnəs/
translation icon : 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
7.6

A time when something is likely to happen very soon

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

The state of something happening very soon

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

How Imminent

immediacy
16 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.