Future time · Time and plans
be due to
scheduled to happen
If something is due to happen, it is expected or scheduled to happen.
This vs that
The train is due to arrive at six.
The train is likely to arrive at six.
Hear it in real life
When's the plumber coming?
He's due to arrive between two and four.
The next train is due to arrive in about ten minutes.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Due to is the natural everyday phrase for a scheduled arrival or event.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The train is due arriving at six.
Say: The train is due to arrive at six.
Use to plus the infinitive after due when saying what will happen.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be due to ___
The train is due to leave at half past eight.
The parcel is due to arrive tomorrow.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about future time.
what the future holds
Nobody knows what the future holds.
in the years ahead
We hope to expand in the years ahead.
Future time words
Time and plans · Future time: the words around “be due to”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
It's due to arrive at six.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be due to
scheduled to happen
“The next train is due to arrive in about ten minutes.”
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