prospective
adj.adj. likely to happen or become something in the future. You use this to describe people who might soon be your customers, students, or partners.
adj. likely to be or become something specified in the future; expected or potential. Attributive in use — almost exclusively precedes the noun it modifies.
The college holds an open day for prospective students.
The real estate agent spent the afternoon showing the house to three prospective buyers.
Before signing the contract, the firm conducted a thorough background check on all prospective partners to ensure their financial histories were compatible with the new venture's goals.
From Middle French prospectif, from Late Latin prospectivus. See more at English prospect.
Typically placed before the noun it modifies; rarely used as a predicative adjective after a verb like 'be'.
The buyers are prospective.They are prospective buyers.Prospective is an attributive adjective; it must sit before a noun rather than standing alone after a linking verb.