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future tense

n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

futurity, hereafter, time to come

n. the time yet to come

future

adj. yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

future

adj. effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"

later, ulterior

adj. coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"

succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

eon, aeon

n. the longest division of geological time

eventuality, contingency

n. a possible event or occurrence or result

morrow

n. the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"

forthcoming, imminent, impendent, impending

adj. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

projected, proposed

adj. planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series"

following, next

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

coming, future day

adj. yet to come; "coming generations"; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay"

following, next

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

next, adjacent, juxtaposed, cheek by jowl, side by side

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

incoming

adj. arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president"

prospective

adj. concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"

potential, likely, expected

adj. expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"

resultant, consequent, ensuant, resulting, sequent

adj. following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

in

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

past, yesteryear, yore, past times

n. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"

bygone

n. past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

present

adj. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"

departed, bygone, gone, bypast, foregone

adj. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

previous, former

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

former, erstwhile, once, onetime, quondam, sometime

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

other, early, former

adj. of the distant past: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

past

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

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