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forthcoming¹

  • /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ UK
  • /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ US

Where it comes from

The adjective is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“approaching (adjective)”); or from Middle English forth commyng, *forthcominge, present participle of forth-comen (“to come forth; to appear, issue”), from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, come forward”) (present participle *forþcumende), from forþ- (“forth; forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + cuman (“to come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (“coming forth, originating from (verb)”), German fortkommend (“getting away; progressing (verb)”).

The noun is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“arrival”).

adjective more forthcoming · most forthcoming

  1. not comparable Approaching or about to take place. I shall vote in the forthcoming election.

    Similar: imminent, impending, around the corner, at hand, forthcoming, impendent, in the offing, in the wind, instant, on the boil, pending, upcoming

  2. Available when needed; in place, ready. The money was not forthcoming.

    Opposite: unforthcoming

  3. Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive. Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.

    Opposite: incommunicative

noun forthcomings

  1. An act of coming forth.
  2. Something that is yet to come. The reader, has had presented to him things not belonging to time or mortality, but awful realities issuing out from eternity, the audible forthcomings of a present living God.

forthcoming²

  • /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ UK
  • /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ US

Where it comes from

From forthcome + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of forthcome

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: upcoming, future, approaching, coming, available, sociable, outgoing, extroverted, impending, imminent, eventual, later, subsequent, following, early, immediate

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adj approaching or about to take place

日本語来たる kitaru, 今度の kondo no
中文即將到來的 /即将到来的 jíjiāng dàolái de
Portuguêspróximo, vindouro
Françaisprochain
Deutschbevorstehend, entgegenkommend
Italianoprossimo, venturo, imminente
Русскийближа́йший bližájšij, бли́зкий blízkij, бу́дущий búduščij, гряду́щий grjadúščij, надвига́ющийся nadvigájuščijsja, предстоя́щий predstojáščij
Tiếng Việtsắp tới
العربيةقَادِم qādim

adj available when needed

Portuguêsdisponível
Deutschverfügbar
Italianodisponibile

adj willing to co-operate or provide information

Deutschmitteilsam

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@misc{forthcoming_2026,
  title = {forthcoming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forthcoming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}