soon-to-be

English

Adjective

soon-to-be (not comparable)

1. Planned or destined to have a specified position or quality in the near future.
   • 2020 November 18, Richard Fausset, Jonathan Martin, “In Georgia, a Republican Feud With Trump at the Center”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     While some Republicans, especially in the country’s reddest precincts, are delighted about the prospect of Mr. Trump running the party from exile at Mar-a-Lago, those who represent voters exhausted by the soon-to-be-former president are eager to move on.

   • 2021 July 14, Pip Dunn, “Woodhead 40 years on: time to let go”, in RAIL, number 935, page 38:

     The Woodhead line also had many issues. Yes, it was electrified, but it was done so using a soon-to-be non-standard system.

Synonyms

• eventual