soon-to-be
soon-to-be adjective: planned or destined to have a specified position or quality in the near future.
Adjective
soon-to-be (not comparable)
- Planned or destined to have a specified position or quality in the near future.
- While some Republicans, especially in the country’s reddest precincts, are delighted about the prospect of Mr. Trump running the party from exile at Mar-a-Lago, those who represent voters exhausted by the soon-to-be-former president are eager to move on.2020 November 18, Richard Fausset, Jonathan Martin, “In Georgia, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- The Woodhead line also had many issues. Yes, it was electrified, but it was done so using a soon-to-be non-standard system.2021 July 14, Pip Dunn, “Woodhead 40 years on: time to let go”, in RAIL, number 935, page 38
- Synonyms:
- eventual
Synonyms of soon-to-be
Questions about soon-to-be
- What does soon-to-be mean?
- Soon-to-be means planned or destined to have a specified position or quality in the near future.
- What part of speech is soon-to-be?
- Soon-to-be is an adjective.
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