The Best Ways To Talk About Something That Will Happen Soon<\/strong><\/h3>\n So with these phrases, we are talking about the things that will happen soon but not immediately. <\/p>\n
You may have plans for this event or you may know that it is coming, but it\u2019s not going to be right away. <\/p>\n
This is an important thing to talk about, and so you will find these phrases to be very useful. <\/p>\n
1. In the near future<\/em><\/strong>: This is talking about something that will happen soon, but you just don\u2019t know exactly when. This may be something that will occur in a few weeks or months in the future. You could say \u201cWe\u2019re planning to get a dog in the near future.\u201d <\/p>\n2. A sign of things to come\/ a taste of things to come<\/em><\/strong>: This is used to indicate how things will be in the future. Often a brief experience that will likely be repeated, and so you want to talk about it as such. This is something that you can count on or that you may have experienced it before. When you hear \u201cA sign of things to come\u201d it may have a sort of negative connotation. You might say something like \u201cSo many people are losing their jobs. It\u2019s a sign of things to come.\u201d At the other end of this, you may use the phrase \u201cA taste of things to come\u201d as this can have either a positive or negative connotation. In this instance you may say something like \u201cThat storm was a taste of things to come.\u201d Another way you may use it would be to say \u201cThis appetizer is a taste of things to come.\u201d You may also say \u201cThe fireworks at the start of this party were just a taste of things to come!\u201d <\/p>\n3. Counting the days until\/ counting down the days until<\/em><\/strong>: This phrase is used when you\u2019re anxiously awaiting a future event and you want it to happen soon. You are excited about it and so you can\u2019t wait until it occurs. You could say \u201cI\u2019m counting the days until spring break!\u201d You may hear something like \u201cWe\u2019re counting down the days until our trip to NYC!\u201d <\/p>\nAll of these phrases help you to convey something that you are planning for in the future. <\/p>\n
Though it may not be occurring tomorrow, it\u2019s something that you are planning for or looking forward to in the future. <\/p>\n
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