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soon-to-be

ADJECTIVE
prospective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eventual expected proposed
WEAK
about to be approaching awaited coming considered destined forthcoming future hoped-for imminent impending intended likely looked-for planned possible promised to come to-be
Antonyms
WEAK
agreed concurred

Example Sentences

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Patriot interceptors, long a purely American product, are soon to be manufactured in Germany to meet surging demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The next year, it played the Peacock Theater, soon to be the home of the Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Arm’s chip designs are either in or soon to be in server central processing units, or CPUs, in data centers at every major hyperscaler.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Fellow fan Ryan agreed it's "way too soon" to be talking about getting rid of Slot, but said players need to take responsibility and shoulder some of the blame too.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

I can think of no other reason that honored and honorable Prince Dain, soon to be the ruler of Faerie, would ask for me.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black