coming

[kuhm-ing]

noun

1. approach; arrival; advent.

   His coming here was a mistake.

adjective

1. following or impending; next; approaching.

   the coming year.

2. promising future fame or success.

   a coming actor.

coming

/ 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

noun

1. arrival or approach

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coming¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

Nuclear power is coming back in style to help feed the AI beast.

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According to Balchunas, these are the first tripled-leverage bitcoin and ether ETFs to launch, and are coming to European markets next week.

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We have some anniversaries coming up next year that may help us.

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And while he boasts of his strong aesthetic sense—trained as a physicist, he left the field in the 1970s “nauseated” by the “hideously ugly” ideas then coming into vogue—his eye is suspect.

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The Bureau of Economic Analysis has rescheduled two releases originally due to be published in the coming week after the recent shutdown.

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Related Words

• anticipated 
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• forthcoming 
• impending 
• subsequent