foreseeable

Universal Words adjective that you can predict will happen; that can be foreseen: foreseeable risks / consequences OPPUNFORESEEABLE IDIOMS for / in the forseeable future for/in the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on the present circumstances: The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future. * It's unlikely that the hospital will be closed in the foreseeable future (= soon).