- present participle of come.
coming
Americannoun
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comings
plural
adjective
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following or impending; next; approaching.
the coming year.
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promising future fame or success.
a coming actor.
adjective
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(prenominal) (of time, events, etc) approaching or next
this coming Thursday
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promising (esp in the phrase up and coming )
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of future importance
this is the coming thing
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informal an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
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informal to deserve what one is about to suffer
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to be totally confused
noun
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arrival or approach
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(often capital) Christianity the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of coming
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; see come, -ing 1 ( def. ), -ing 2 ( def. )
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"They were exploring their new habitat, coming over and participating in sessions, eating and interacting with enrichment. So those were all really positive signs from the get-go, and we've just seen progress since then."
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Without a federal safety standard specifically governing autonomous trucks, states are coming up with their own frameworks for the trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Grynspan performed best on average in the first five rounds of informal polling, again coming top Friday -- despite the two vetoes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Just like then, the bad news kept coming, but prices stopped falling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
And still the frightened, homeless people kept coming, and with them tales of a mounting madness.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Sitting on the porch of a state-run grocery store in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Joaquin Velazquez watches the comings and goings at the private mini-market next door.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The estimates, which cover the 12-month period ended in mid-2025, also uncovered some surprises regarding the comings and goings between states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Meyer owns and operates the Record, managing a staff of only seven that reports on the comings and goings of the city of Marion’s 1,900 or so residents.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Prison sources have told the BBC early releases have meant "more comings and goings" across the penal estate.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Special assignment: they are to report on this García doctor's comings and goings.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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