upcoming

Compared meaning: about to happen or arrive (adjective).

比较义项：即将发生、到来的（形容词）。

• coming

  The most common, neutral word for something due soon; combines naturally with everyday time nouns like weeks, days, or winter; used mostly in general or conversational contexts.

  coming是最普通、中性的词，表示即将发生的事，常与“周”“天”“冬天”等普通时间名词搭配，多用于日常、口语化的语境。

  In the coming weeks, the city will repair several major roads.

  在接下来的几周里，市政府将修复几条主要道路。

• upcoming 本词

  Neutral to slightly formal; the standard choice for a specific planned or anticipated personal event, such as a wedding, trip, or exam, often used in everyday and promotional writing.

  upcoming语气中性偏正式，是描述具体的、已安排好或令人期待的个人事件（如婚礼、旅行、考试）的常见用词，也常出现在日常及宣传性文字中。

  She's been saving money for her upcoming wedding in the spring.

  她一直在为春天即将举行的婚礼攒钱。

• forthcoming

  Formal and often official or journalistic; typically describes announced items such as reports, publications, or policy changes, and appears mainly in written or institutional contexts rather than casual speech.

  forthcoming语气正式，常带有官方或新闻报道色彩，多用于描述已宣布的报告、出版物或政策变化等，主要出现在书面或机构性语境中，较少用于日常口语。

  The council published a report outlining forthcoming changes to bus routes.

  市议会发布了一份报告，概述了即将实施的公交路线调整。

These three mean about to happen, but differ in tone. Coming is common and casual, for everyday time words. Upcoming is standard for a planned personal event, like a wedding. Forthcoming is formal, for official reports. Not compared: coming's verb use, or forthcoming meaning cooperative.

这三个词都表示“即将发生或到来的”，但语气和常见搭配不同：coming最普通随意，upcoming常用于个人期待或已安排好的具体事件，forthcoming则较为正式，多见于官方或书面语境。这里不比较coming作为动词come的现在分词义（如“正在回家”），也不比较forthcoming表示“人愿意提供信息、乐于配合”的义项。