come
verb (used without object)
to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Don't come any closer!
is coming
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present progressiveof come (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When the small girl wails, “Something scary is coming again!” the intensity of her terror shatters your heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
"I won't be going, as I'm not religious. But it's great that someone of such importance is coming," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
We know where the money is coming from, we know where it is going, we know why — and the math doesn’t add up.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
McKinsey senior partner Alex Devereson, who focuses on AI in drug development, said the technology can design new experimental medicines quicker than before, but that doesn’t mean it is coming up with workable drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Can’t answer the storm of questions I know is coming.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
