forthcoming
adj.adj. happening or appearing soon. It can also describe a person who is willing to share information or talk openly.
adj. about to happen or appear in the near future; alternatively, describes a person who is communicative and helpful with information.
The list of forthcoming events is on the website.
The company released a short statement about the forthcoming merger but provided few specific details.
While the professor was helpful regarding the syllabus, he was less forthcoming about the specific contents of the final exam, leaving students to speculate on the difficulty.
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”).
From forthcome + -ing.
When used to mean 'happening soon', it typically precedes the noun; when describing a person's helpfulness, it often follows a linking verb.
he was not forthcoming to the informationhe was not forthcoming with the informationWhen describing a person's willingness to share, the adjective takes the preposition 'with' rather than 'to'.