elect vs soon-to-be

elect

adj
  • Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. 

  • Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office. 

noun
  • In Calvinist theology, one foreordained to Heaven. In other Christian theologies, someone chosen by God for salvation. 

  • One chosen or set apart. 

verb
  • To choose or make a decision (to do something) 

  • To choose (a candidate) in an election 

soon-to-be

adj
  • Planned or destined to have a specified position or quality in the near future. 

How often have the words elect and soon-to-be occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )