# forthcoming

Pronunciation: say "forth-KUM-ing" US /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/, UK /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Approaching or about to take place; due to happen in the near future.
   - Simple: Going to happen soon, in the near future.
   - _The forthcoming election has dominated the news for weeks._
   - _Critics have already praised her forthcoming novel before its release._
2. Made available or provided at the time it is needed; ready and in place.
   - Simple: Ready and available at the moment you need it.
   - _Funding for the project was not forthcoming despite repeated requests._
   - _Whenever a crisis arose, support from her colleagues was always forthcoming._
3. Willing to cooperate or share information; open, candid, and responsive.
   - Simple: Willing to talk openly and to share information.
   - _Investigators complained that the company was less than forthcoming about the leak._
   - _He became more forthcoming once he realized he wasn't in any trouble._

## Noun

4. Something that is yet to come; a thing still lying in the future.
   - Simple: Something that has not happened yet but is still to come.
   - _The prophet spoke less of the present than of the forthcoming._
   - _He saved his hopes for the forthcoming, trusting that better days lay ahead._
5. The act or instance of coming forth; an emergence into view or presence.
   - Simple: The act of coming out or stepping forward into view.
   - _The guards announced the prisoner's forthcoming from the inner cell._
   - _His forthcoming from years of seclusion was greeted with great curiosity._

## Origin

The adjective comes from 'forth' (forwards) plus 'coming' (approaching), or from Middle English 'forth commyng', the present participle of 'forth-comen' (to come forth; to appear), from Old English 'forþcuman' (to come forth, come forward). It is related to Dutch 'voortkomend' and German 'fortkommend'. The noun likewise comes from 'forth' plus 'coming' (arrival).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/forthcoming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).