future

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. coming, impending, imminent, forthcoming, destined, fated, prospective, to come, to be, in the course of time, expected, anticipated, inevitable, approaching, unfolding, eventual, ultimate, later, planned, scheduled, projected, on the schedule, budgeted, in the planning stage, booked, in the plans for the future, not ruled out, looked toward, in the natural course of events, likely, coming up, in the cards*, in the offing*, down the road*, a gleam in someone's eye*; see also coming 1 .

Ant. past*, previous, completed.

n.

1. [All time that is to come]

Syn. futurity, aftertime, infinity, eternity, world to come, subsequent time, coming time, events to come, prospect, eventuality, tomorrow, the morrow, mañana (Spanish), the hereafter, by and by, the sweet by and by*.

Ant. past*, historic ages, recorded time.

2. [One's personal time to come]

Syn. destiny, fate, expectation; see doom 1 , fate 2 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

tomorrow, offing, time to come, hereafter, *down the road, *over the horizon, prospect, fate, destiny. ''The shape of things to come.''—H.G. Wells. ''That period of time in whichour affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.''— Ambrose Bierce. ''The past returning through another gate.''—Arnold Glasgow.

II

a.

coming, expected, prospective, anticipated, imminent, impending, next, *on the horizon, forthcoming, approaching, scheduled, eventual, projected, succeeding, subsequent.

ANT.: past, former, bygone

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Time that is yet to be: by-and-by, hereafter. Idiom: time to come. See PRECEDE, TIME. 2. Chance of success or advancement: outlook, prospect (used in plural). See HOPE. II adjective Being or occurring in the time ahead: coming, later, subsequent. See PRECEDE, TIME.