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“forthcoming” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

forthcoming
in procinctu (post-Augustan): paratus: promptus (ready). To be forthcoming, ad manum esse; praesto adesse; in promptu esse; paratum or provisum esse; prae manu esse; ad motum alicujus expeditum esse (the last, stronger term); (The words are found in this connection and order.) paratum promtumque esse: to be forthcoming with anything, in expedito habere aliquid; in procinctu paratumque habere aliquid (Quint.): the money is forthcoming, pecuniam in numerato or prae manu habere. To be forthcoming (of a witness, accused person, etc.), sistere se or sisti: to promise that anybody shall be forthcoming, aliquem sisti promittere (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for forthcoming?
The usual Latin words for “forthcoming” are parō, prōmō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.