Antonyms for forthcoming

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fawrth-kuhm-ing, fohrth-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔrθˈkʌm ɪŋ, ˈfoʊrθ-

Definition of forthcoming

Origin : "about to happen," 1530s; earlier was Old English forðcuman "to come forth, come to pass;" see forth + come (v.). Meaning "informative, responsive" is from 1835.

adj expected, imminent

Example sentences :

And the signs of the doings of the forthcoming day more particularly so.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Yes, he could almost be satisfied with them, since he believed no others to be forthcoming.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

I remember it very well indeed, else these tales would not be forthcoming.
Extract from : « Priestess of the Flame » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

You know that in his letter this morning he tells me of Lalubie's forthcoming marriage.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

Then, as no answer was forthcoming, he repeated his inquiry.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

He looked round for an answer, which, for some minutes, did not seem to be forthcoming.
Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

The cause of their forthcoming is well noted; it was the major excommunication.
Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet

The commissariat was demoralised, and supplies were not forthcoming.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

Nothing is so ruinous; and just at the moment when you want them, they will not be forthcoming.
Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon

But, granted that the rivers do bar our passage, and that guides are not forthcoming, what care we?
Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon

Synonyms for forthcoming

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