coming

[ kuhm-ing ]

/ ˈkʌm ɪŋ /

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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.

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Origin of coming

1250–1300; Middle English; see come, -ing¹, -ing²

Words nearby coming

comic relief, comic strip, Com. in Chf., Comines, Cominform, coming, coming and going, have someone, comingle, Coming of Age in Samoa, coming or going, not know if one is, coming out

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Example sentences from the Web for coming

Her mother gave her hand-poked traditional Gwich’in chin tattoos, signifying her coming of age.
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They were looping back around and coming down Tiebout Avenue when they spotted two figures.
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In 2008, Huckabee raised a little over $16 million, with less than $55,000 coming from political action committees.
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Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.
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With those words was a promise to launch the first group of passengers in the coming year.
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Ancient Romans exchanged gifts of figs and honey and would make sure to work part of the day as a good omen for the coming year.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She saw Mrs. Leslie coming to the window with her friend, and nerved herself for the ordeal.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily|Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller
On coming to Iowa he lived at Cedar Rapids for a time, where he teamed.
History of Linn County Iowa|Luther A. Brewer
Then the conversation ended, and the morning passed without the coming of Sir Francis.
Kept in the Dark|Anthony Trollope
People will be interested because it shows the operators are coming in our direction.
Dust|Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
"Mrs. Hall asked me this morning when the Worthingtons were coming," said Johnnie, one day.
Clover|Susan Coolidge

British Dictionary definitions for coming

coming

/ (ˈkʌmɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) (of time, events, etc) approaching or nextthis coming Thursday

promising (esp in the phrase up and coming)

of future importancethis is the coming thing

coming up! informal an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served

have it coming to one informal to deserve what one is about to suffer

not know whether one is coming or going to be totally confused

noun

arrival or approach

(often capital) Christianity the return of Christ in glorySee also Second Coming

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Idioms and Phrases with coming

coming

In addition to the idioms beginning with coming

coming and going, have someone
coming or going, not know if one is
coming out of one's ears
comings and goings

also see:

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

Also see undercome.

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WORD OF THE DAY

coming

noun

adjective

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Origin of coming

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Example sentences from the Web for coming

British Dictionary definitions for coming

adjective

noun

Idioms and Phrases with coming