Meaning of to-come | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something which is to come.
   rare, uncountable
2. The future.
   rare, uncountable

Examples

“They denote a factual to-come. Heidegger, on the other hand, holds that time originates in the to-come, regardless of contents.”

“Of a discourse to come – on the to-come and repetition.”

“The Past / Now stands before thee like an Incarnation / Of the To-come;”

“But, it is plain, they would not be competent to grapple with the 'To-come.'”

“Hope, not only as concerning the future state: that, it is to be trusted, all men possess: but hope as regards the present, and the to-come, of our little narrow world.”

“You are the future, the to-come, of the world. I congratulate you, boys and girls, that you live in this generation.”

“With leave to clench the past, chain the to-come, Put out an arm and touch and take the sun […]”

“(In the to-come [future], however, I am hoping we will score our toneworks with the full resources of the most lavish orchestra!)”

“The to-come, let us say, the “absolute” future, as opposed to the future-present, is the object of our hope and desire, the stuff of a certain faith.”

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