- present participle of come.
coming
Americannoun
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. )
Example Sentences
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A move that even Hockaday did not see coming.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
"I have a heart condition, I'm diabetic and I feel it a lot," he said, after coming out in the cooler early hours to do his shopping.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Still, “California can’t outsource all it’s data center capacity,” and the state expects to see growth over the coming years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Bown and Keynes dip into the world of “preppers” to make a pointed observation: knowing when a genuine crisis is coming, and when to build or draw down strategic reserves, is fiendishly hard for governments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
In the distance, thick clouds, their undersides an angry shade of dark, are swallowing up the blue sky, and the breeze carries the humid scent of the coming rain.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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