: that is to be : future
—usually used postpositively and often in combination
a bride-to-be
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But on that night, the soon-to-be-college-freshmen didn’t interrogate their futures.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
In a viral Instagram video, a mom-to-be from Texas shared the way her blind dog snuggles up to her baby bump, and internet users can’t cope with the sweet moment.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Comcast President and soon-to-be co-CEO Mike Cavanagh recently telegraphed in an earnings call that an acquisition of studio and streaming assets would be complementary to NBCUniversal.
—Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The company collected shopping data and managed to produce a predictive model for soon-to-be mothers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
In a viral Instagram video, a mom-to-be from Texas shared the way her blind dog snuggles up to her baby bump, and internet users can’t cope with the sweet moment.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Comcast President and soon-to-be co-CEO Mike Cavanagh recently telegraphed in an earnings call that an acquisition of studio and streaming assets would be complementary to NBCUniversal.
—Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The company collected shopping data and managed to produce a predictive model for soon-to-be mothers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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“To-be.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-be. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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