Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Usage example: the approaching holiday has everyone in a state of excitement
Future is a synonym for approaching. In some cases you can use "Future" instead an adjective "Approaching".
Future
Future adjective - Of a time after the present.
Usage example: we must preserve our national parks in all their glory so that future generations can experience the majesty of nature
Approaching is a synonym for future in forthcoming topic. You can use "Approaching" instead an adjective "Future", if it concerns topics such as to come.
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It gets Lampshaded in the bios of the Kim family, whose home is the pre-made example of this style: they starred in a TV show set in the future that was cancelled once people realised that said future was rapidly approaching and looked nothing like the show.
Source: Zeerust -
Bait and Switch: When in the far future, the trio hear a unnerving noise that sounds like giant insects approaching.
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As Richard of York calls his sons by name, we see each of them, until he gets to young Richard (future Richard III), in which we only see his distorted, shadowy silhouette approaching as ominous music plays, hinting of Richard's future villainies.
Source: Series / The Hollow Crown
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