"soon-to-be" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} soon-to-be (not comparable)
  1. Planned or destined to have a specified position or quality in the near future. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: eventual
    Sense id: en-soon-to-be-en-adj-NRu4gBJr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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