Is there a common term for the unfinished portion of a calendar year?











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Year to date (YTD) is commonly used to describe the completed portion of the current calendar year. Is there a common term to use for the remaining part of the year (i.e. - now through December 31 of the current year)?



The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.










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    The rest of the year. The remainder of the year... What’s left of the year...
    – Jim
    Nov 8 at 18:45










  • Year to come ??
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    Nov 8 at 22:36










  • What is the context where you'll be using it? YTD is often used in reporting statistics, and you can't generally report similar statistics for the future.
    – Barmar
    Nov 12 at 19:35










  • @Barmar The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.
    – jboeke
    Nov 13 at 18:32










  • In a graph like this, you call the statistics from before the current date "actual" and the estimated values after it "projected".
    – Barmar
    Nov 13 at 19:02















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Year to date (YTD) is commonly used to describe the completed portion of the current calendar year. Is there a common term to use for the remaining part of the year (i.e. - now through December 31 of the current year)?



The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.










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    The rest of the year. The remainder of the year... What’s left of the year...
    – Jim
    Nov 8 at 18:45










  • Year to come ??
    – k1eran
    Nov 8 at 22:36










  • What is the context where you'll be using it? YTD is often used in reporting statistics, and you can't generally report similar statistics for the future.
    – Barmar
    Nov 12 at 19:35










  • @Barmar The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.
    – jboeke
    Nov 13 at 18:32










  • In a graph like this, you call the statistics from before the current date "actual" and the estimated values after it "projected".
    – Barmar
    Nov 13 at 19:02













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Year to date (YTD) is commonly used to describe the completed portion of the current calendar year. Is there a common term to use for the remaining part of the year (i.e. - now through December 31 of the current year)?



The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.










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Year to date (YTD) is commonly used to describe the completed portion of the current calendar year. Is there a common term to use for the remaining part of the year (i.e. - now through December 31 of the current year)?



The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.







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  • 5




    The rest of the year. The remainder of the year... What’s left of the year...
    – Jim
    Nov 8 at 18:45










  • Year to come ??
    – k1eran
    Nov 8 at 22:36










  • What is the context where you'll be using it? YTD is often used in reporting statistics, and you can't generally report similar statistics for the future.
    – Barmar
    Nov 12 at 19:35










  • @Barmar The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.
    – jboeke
    Nov 13 at 18:32










  • In a graph like this, you call the statistics from before the current date "actual" and the estimated values after it "projected".
    – Barmar
    Nov 13 at 19:02














  • 5




    The rest of the year. The remainder of the year... What’s left of the year...
    – Jim
    Nov 8 at 18:45










  • Year to come ??
    – k1eran
    Nov 8 at 22:36










  • What is the context where you'll be using it? YTD is often used in reporting statistics, and you can't generally report similar statistics for the future.
    – Barmar
    Nov 12 at 19:35










  • @Barmar The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.
    – jboeke
    Nov 13 at 18:32










  • In a graph like this, you call the statistics from before the current date "actual" and the estimated values after it "projected".
    – Barmar
    Nov 13 at 19:02








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The rest of the year. The remainder of the year... What’s left of the year...
– Jim
Nov 8 at 18:45




The rest of the year. The remainder of the year... What’s left of the year...
– Jim
Nov 8 at 18:45












Year to come ??
– k1eran
Nov 8 at 22:36




Year to come ??
– k1eran
Nov 8 at 22:36












What is the context where you'll be using it? YTD is often used in reporting statistics, and you can't generally report similar statistics for the future.
– Barmar
Nov 12 at 19:35




What is the context where you'll be using it? YTD is often used in reporting statistics, and you can't generally report similar statistics for the future.
– Barmar
Nov 12 at 19:35












@Barmar The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.
– jboeke
Nov 13 at 18:32




@Barmar The idea is to use this in a graph with a fixed x-axis showing the entire year. Obviously, I could truncate the graph to the current date. However, the use case (out of my control) calls for showing all the dates of the year and adding a label to the unfinished portion of the year.
– jboeke
Nov 13 at 18:32












In a graph like this, you call the statistics from before the current date "actual" and the estimated values after it "projected".
– Barmar
Nov 13 at 19:02




In a graph like this, you call the statistics from before the current date "actual" and the estimated values after it "projected".
– Barmar
Nov 13 at 19:02










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In a graph or table where some of the statistics come from true data preceding the current date, and other statistics are estimates for the time after it, accountants and scientists generally call the first part "actual" and the second part "projected".



If you need a term analogous to "YTD" to refer to the second time period, I suggest "remainder". I'm not sure if it's common to use any such qualifier, it's usually obvious from other labeling of the chart.






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    In a graph or table where some of the statistics come from true data preceding the current date, and other statistics are estimates for the time after it, accountants and scientists generally call the first part "actual" and the second part "projected".



    If you need a term analogous to "YTD" to refer to the second time period, I suggest "remainder". I'm not sure if it's common to use any such qualifier, it's usually obvious from other labeling of the chart.






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      In a graph or table where some of the statistics come from true data preceding the current date, and other statistics are estimates for the time after it, accountants and scientists generally call the first part "actual" and the second part "projected".



      If you need a term analogous to "YTD" to refer to the second time period, I suggest "remainder". I'm not sure if it's common to use any such qualifier, it's usually obvious from other labeling of the chart.






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        In a graph or table where some of the statistics come from true data preceding the current date, and other statistics are estimates for the time after it, accountants and scientists generally call the first part "actual" and the second part "projected".



        If you need a term analogous to "YTD" to refer to the second time period, I suggest "remainder". I'm not sure if it's common to use any such qualifier, it's usually obvious from other labeling of the chart.






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        In a graph or table where some of the statistics come from true data preceding the current date, and other statistics are estimates for the time after it, accountants and scientists generally call the first part "actual" and the second part "projected".



        If you need a term analogous to "YTD" to refer to the second time period, I suggest "remainder". I'm not sure if it's common to use any such qualifier, it's usually obvious from other labeling of the chart.







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