coming

American  

[kuhm-ing] / ˈkʌm ɪŋ /

noun

1. approach; arrival; advent.

   His coming here was a mistake.

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adjective

1. following or impending; next; approaching.

   the coming year.

2. promising future fame or success.

   a coming actor.

coming British  

/ ˈkʌmɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) (of time, events, etc) approaching or next

   this coming Thursday

2. promising (esp in the phrase up and coming )

3. of future importance

   this is the coming thing

4. informal an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served

5. informal to deserve what one is about to suffer

6. to be totally confused

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noun

1. arrival or approach

2. (often capital) Christianity the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming

coming Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing coming

• come
• get what's coming to one
• have another guess coming
• have it coming
• where one is coming from

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Etymology

Origin of coming

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; come, -ing ¹ ( def. ), -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Obviously, there’s real usage coming from model companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. … But at the end of the chain, who are the customers?”

From MarketWatch

“It’s almost like the next coming of the millennial.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While some software players rank among the major technology companies that could grow sales the quickest in the coming years, many of the stocks that screen as having fast sales growth are in hardware-adjacent sectors.

From MarketWatch

Setting the broader industry direction is Beijing, which has identified “embodied AI”—the fusion of artificial intelligence with physical systems—as a cutting-edge technology area China wants to own in the coming five years.

From The Wall Street Journal

The business came under investigation after reports of a foul odour coming from the property.

From BBC

Related Words

• anticipated
• expected
• forthcoming
• impending
• subsequent