Word
forthcoming
Phoneticsforth·com·ing, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈfɔɹθˈkəmɪŋ/
UK/fˈɔːθkʌmɪŋ/
Definitions
01upcoming
B2 · Upper Intermediate Formal
adj. happening soon or planned for the near future.
adj. approaching or about to take place in the near future.
“The list of forthcoming events is published on the school website every month.”
“The author provides a detailed bibliography of both published works and forthcoming titles currently in production at the university press.”
Usage
Usually placed before the noun it describes.
02helpful and open
C1 · Advanced Formal
adj. willing to give information or talk about something openly.
adj. willing to provide information, cooperate, or speak candidly about a subject.
“The witness was not very forthcoming with details about what she saw.”
“The administration has been less than forthcoming regarding the specific budgetary cuts planned for the next fiscal year.”
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem'.
Synonyms
03available
C1 · Advanced Formal · Academic
adj. available or provided when it is needed.
adj. available, ready, or provided when required; often used in the negative to describe a lack of support or funds.
“If the money is not forthcoming, we will have to cancel the project.”
“Despite several requests for emergency assistance, the promised medical supplies were not forthcoming during the height of the crisis.”
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Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “forthcoming” in context.
Verb
01. be forthcoming
“The promised funding has yet to be forthcoming, causing significant delays to the construction project.”
verb + adj
02. make information forthcoming
“The court order was designed to make the necessary information forthcoming from the reluctant corporation.”
verb + noun + adj
Adjective
03. entirely forthcoming
“The CEO was not entirely forthcoming about the company's financial struggles during the press conference.”
adv + adj
04. forthcoming elections
“Political analysts are closely monitoring the forthcoming elections to predict the new government's direction.”
adj + noun
05. forthcoming with information
“The witness was surprisingly forthcoming with information during the initial police interview.”
adj + prep
Noun
06. details of the forthcoming
“The brochure provides full details of the forthcoming events scheduled for the summer festival.”
noun + of + noun
Real-World Examples
“In his forthcoming memoir, Arday says he completed the distance by taking painkillers and despite his right leg swelling to twice its normal size.” “The Honor Committee had not ruled on the substance of the allegations, but it had found Rignol liable for “not being forthcoming”—which Yale treated as a separate honor code violation.” Etymology
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
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