| most likely |
| near(adjective, planned, expected, imminent, coming) |
| nearing(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |
| next(adjective, planned, expected, imminent, coming) |
| oncoming(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |
| penultimate |
| preordained |
| rearmost(adjective, end, last, extreme, past) |
| subsequent(adjective, inferior, last, minor, planned) |
| succeeding(adjective, future, concluding) |
| tail |
| to be(expression, adjective, planned, expected, likely) |
| about to happen(expression, idiom, expected, imminent, forthcoming) |
| advancing(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |
| aftermost(adjective, end, last, extreme, past) |
| almost on one(expression, idiom, expected, imminent, forthcoming) |
| ancillary(inferior, minor, subordinate, ambiguous, rambling) |
| antipodal(adjective, end, last, extreme, past) |
| aspiring(adjective, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |
| at hand(expression, expected, imminent, forthcoming, promising) |