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oncoming

English

Etymology

on- +? coming

Pronunciation

Noun

oncoming (plural oncomings)

  1. Approach, onset
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Penguin, 2000, p. 502,
      Some man that wayfaring was stood by housedoor at night's oncoming.
    • 1923, Powys Mathers, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Rendered into English from the Literal and Complete French Translation of Dr. J. C. Mardrus, London: Routledge, 2005, Vol. IV, p. 192,
      When she saw the oncoming of the armed men, with the King shining at their head, Little-Foot was again thrown into terror and begged her brother to escape while there was yet time []
    • 1924, D. H. Lawrence, "Jimmy and the Desperate Woman" in The Complete Short Stories, Vol. 3, Penguin, 1977, p. 609,
      Instead, the sound of muffled drums
      Inside myself: I have to lean
      And listen as my strength succumbs,
      To hear what these oncomings mean.
    • 1958, Sylvia Plath, "Whiteness I Remember" in The Collected Poems, New York: Harper & Row, 1981, p. 103,
      [] And
      Wouldn't slow for the hauled reins, his name,
      Or shouts of walkers: crossroad traffic
      Stalling curbside at his oncoming
      The world subdued to his run of it.

Translations

Adjective

oncoming (not comparable)

  1. approaching; coming closer
    Look carefully before pulling out into oncoming traffic.
    • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XIII, [1]
      The attack was made so unexpectedly that Garfield had no time to escape the oncoming spears, three of which struck him in the body.
    • 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Ballantine, 1982, Chapter 13, p. 242, [2]
      A bitter easterly breeze blew with a threat of oncoming winter.
    • 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, On Death and Dying, New York: Scribner, 2003, pp. 52-3,
      A healthier, stronger individual can deal with it better and is less frightened by oncoming death when it is still "miles away" than when it "is right in front of the door," as one of our patients put it so appropriately.
    • 1970, Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye, New York: Vintage, 2007, p. 40,
      Because it had not taken place immediately, the oncoming fight would lack spontaneity; it would be calculated, uninspired, and deadly.

Translations

Verb

oncoming

  1. present participle of oncome

Anagrams

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forthcoming

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f????k?m??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /f????k?m??/
  • Hyphenation: forth?com?ing

Etymology 1

The adjective is derived from forth (forwards) + coming (approaching (adjective)); or from Middle English forth commyng, *forthcominge, present participle of forth-comen (to come forth; to appear, issue), from Old English forþcuman, forþ-cuman (to come forth, come forward) (present participle *forþcumende), from forþ- (forth; forward) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (before, in front; first)) + cuman (to come) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?em- (to step)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (coming forth, originating from (verb)), German fortkommend (getting away; progressing (verb)).

The noun is derived from forth (forwards) + coming (arrival).

Adjective

forthcoming (comparative more forthcoming, superlative most forthcoming)

  1. (not comparable) Approaching or about to take place.
    Synonyms: imminent, impending; see also Thesaurus:impending
  2. Available when needed; in place, ready.
    Antonym: unforthcoming
  3. Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
Derived terms
  • forthcomingly
  • forthcomingness
  • unforthcoming
Translations

Noun

forthcoming (plural forthcomings)

  1. An act of coming forth.
  2. Something that is yet to come.

Etymology 2

From forthcome +? -ing.

Verb

forthcoming

  1. present participle of forthcome

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Anagrams

  • coming forth

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