forthcoming

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Going to happen or appear soon.

   I plan to vote in the forthcoming election.

2. 2
   adj

   Willing to talk openly and share information; frank and helpful.

   Once I explained why I needed to know, she was very forthcoming.

3. 3
   adj

   Available or provided when needed or promised.

   The money we were promised was not forthcoming.

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 (“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 *gʷem- (“to step”)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (“coming forth, originating from (verb)”), German fortkommend (“getting away; progressing…

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