to come
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (journalism, abbreviation) TK
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Adjective[edit]
to come (not comparable)
- Imminent, coming, future.
- 2002 December 18, 23:56 from the start, in Meat Eaters (The Life of Mammals), season 1, episode 5, David Attenborough (actor):
- It's a bonding session that reminds each hunter of its place in the team — invaluable in the struggle to come.
Usage notes[edit]
- To come is not a true adjective; rather, syntactically, it is simply the to-infinitive of the verb come. As a result, it follows the noun that it modifies, rather than preceding it.
Synonyms[edit]
- imminent, in the offing, proximate; see also Thesaurus:impending
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Noun[edit]
- Alternative form of tocome