to come
Not here yet
To come is the infinitive form of come, used after verbs that require it: I want to come, She asked him to come.
The phrase also appears in expressions about the future: in years to come, the life to come.
As an adjective, it modifies nouns to indicate something approaching or anticipated: the to-come generation, though this use is rarer than upcoming or future.
Belief about future outcomes
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- promiseCommitment to act
- outlookAttitude toward the future
likelihood · prediction · forecast · awaiting · preparation · planning · pending · forthcoming
Returning to one's origin
- returnGo back again
- entrancePoint of access
- approachWay of handling something
- greetingExpression of welcome
reunion · landing · entry · reception · advent · appearance · threshold · doorstep
Predetermined course of events
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
premonition · vision · divination · foretold · predetermined · inevitable · calling · meant to be
Commitment to act
- possibilityState of being achievable
- emergingComing into view
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- nascentBeginning to develop
developing · unrealized · latent · unfolding · growth · blossoming · ripening · maturing
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
outlook · likelihood · prediction · forecast · awaiting · preparation · planning · pending · forthcoming · impending
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
greeting · reunion · landing · entry · reception · advent · appearance · threshold · doorstep · meeting
fate
Predetermined course of events
oracle · premonition · vision · divination · foretold · predetermined · inevitable · calling · meant to be · written
promise
Commitment to act
- possibilityState of being achievable
- emergingComing into view
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
nascent · developing · unrealized · latent · unfolding · growth · blossoming · ripening · maturing · on the verge