to come

adjective

Imminent; coming; future.

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imminentin the offingproximate
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Meanings

adjectiveto come (not comparable)

alternative TK

  1. not comparableImminent; coming; future.

    I, I've been getting kinda scared / And feeling unprepared / For what's to come

    2024, Jackie Evancho, “Behind My Eyes”, in Solla
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    It's a bonding session that reminds each hunter of its place in the team — invaluable in the struggle to come.

    2002 December 18, 23:56 from the start, in Meat Eaters (The Life of Mammals), season 1, episode 5, David Attenborough (actor)

    Synonyms: imminent, in the offing, proximate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveImminent; coming; future.

Similar
imminentin the offingproximate
Also see
around the cornerforthcomingimminentimpendinginstant

Translations

Czech nadcházející
  • nadcházejícíTranslations
Finnish tuleva
  • tulevaTranslations
French à venir
  • à venirTranslations
Italian avvenire, a venire
  • avvenireTranslations
  • a venireTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

to come. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20come

MLA

“to come.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20come. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to come,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20come.

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