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coming
[ kuhm-ing ]
noun
- approach; arrival; advent:
His coming here was a mistake.
adjective
- following or impending; next; approaching:
the coming year.
- promising future fame or success:
a coming actor.
coming
/ ˈkʌmɪŋ /
adjective
- prenominal (of time, events, etc) approaching or next
this coming Thursday
- promising (esp in the phrase up and coming )
- of future importance
this is the coming thing
- coming up! informal.coming up! an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
- have it coming to one informal.have it coming to one to deserve what one is about to suffer
- not know whether one is coming or goingnot know whether one is coming or going to be totally confused
noun
- arrival or approach
- See Second Comingoften capital Christianity the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coming1
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Idioms and Phrases
- get what's coming to one
- have another guess coming
- have it coming
- where one is coming from
- come
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Example Sentences
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
I liked it because it was like my life coming back together.
They were looping back around and coming down Tiebout Avenue when they spotted two figures.
In 2008, Huckabee raised a little over $16 million, with less than $55,000 coming from political action committees.
Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.
Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.
"There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study.
Babylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.
"I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.
The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.
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