Forthcoming
[fɔːθ'kʌmɪŋ] or [,fɔrθ'kʌmɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) available when required or as promised; 'federal funds were not forthcoming' .
Editor: Nat--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Ready or about to appear; making appearance.
Typist: Veronica
Examples
- Time was money--and, as for Mr. Jennings, he might depend on it that Mr. Bruff would be forthcoming when called upon. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Not forthcoming. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- At that time I was sent to Ireland to make sketches for certain forthcoming illustrations in the newspaper to which I was attached. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Veronica