Words / B1

forth-KUM-ing/ˌfɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/

Forthcoming means going to happen soon: a forthcoming election; forthcoming dates. It also means willing to give information (not very forthcoming). Upcoming is a close twin for events. Do not use forthcoming for a past event. UK notices: forthcoming closures on the line.

Meaning

Going to happen soon; also willing to give information.

Examples

• “Details of the forthcoming strike were posted on the union site.”
• “The minister was not forthcoming about the leak, which is the “unwilling to talk” sense.”

Good to know

a forthcoming + event. Close: upcoming. Second sense: willing to give information. Opposite (talk): cagey. Not for the past.

Near in meaning

upcoming

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