The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - forthcomingadj.

1) approaching, nearing, impending, imminent, coming, (close) at hand, upcoming; near or close (by) , (near or close) at hand, in the offing, on the horizon, Colloq Brit on the cards, US in the cards: The forthcoming tax increase will affect everyone. A new regulation is forthcoming. 2) awaited, expected, anticipated, looked-for, watched for, prospective, foreseen: The forthcoming payment will be be a little late. 3) outgoing, friendly, amiable, affable, sociable, accessible, expansive, chatty, talkative, communicative, informative, open, free, revealing, unreserved: Barry was most forthcoming when questioned about his finances.