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View synonyms for up-and-coming

up-and-coming

[uhp-uhn-kuhm-ing]

adjective

  1. likely to succeed; bright and industrious.

    an up-and-coming young executive.

up-and-coming

adjective

  1. promising continued or future success; enterprising

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • up-and-comer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of up-and-coming1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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