Search from various English teachers...
Niwantha
“In time to come” and “in the time to come” – are they same or is there a difference in meaning?
For an example:
1) There would be more covid-19 cases in time to come.
2) There would be more covid-19 cases in the time to come.
Thanks in advance,
Niwantha
Aug 24, 2021 1:40 PM
Answers · 2
1
If you have to use this expression, I would say "in the times to come", but I wouldn't use any of these expressions as they all sound strange to me.
I would just say almost every time: "in the future". There are many other ways of saying this, none of which, to me, are preferable to "in the future."
as time goes by
as the future becomes the present
as the clock goes "tick tock"
the older we get
the closer we get to the 22nd century
and so on.
By the way, you used "would", a conditional tense, but you have no condition in your sentence. So the better verb, since covid-19 cases are not going to stop anytime soon, would be "will".
Hence:
There will be more covid-19 cases in the future.
I hope that helps.
August 24, 2021
Still haven’t found your answers?
Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!
Niwantha
Language Skills
English, Sinhala
Learning Language
English
Articles You May Also Like

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
21 likes · 17 Comments

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
16 likes · 12 Comments

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
13 likes · 6 Comments
More articles
