to-be

See also: tobe, Tobe, tobě, and -to-be

English

Etymology

From to +‎ be.

Noun

to-be (uncountable)

1. The future, that which is to come.
   • 2008, Keith D. Willett, Information Assurance Architecture, page 49:

     Comparing the as-is to the to-be provides a gap analysis between where the organization is and where it wants to be.

Synonyms

• to-be; see also Thesaurus:the future

Antonyms

• as-is; see also Thesaurus:the present

Related terms

• -to-be, a suffix attached after nouns
• to-come

Anagrams

• Tebo, beot, boet, bote