up-and-coming

[ uhp-uhn-kuhm-ing ]

/ ˈʌp ənˈkʌm ɪŋ /

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adjective

likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.

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Origin of up-and-coming

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

OTHER WORDS FROM up-and-coming

up-and-comer, noun

Words nearby up-and-coming

upalong, up-anchor, up and about, up and at 'em, up-and-comer, up-and-coming, up-and-down, up-and-over, up-and-under, Upanishad, Upanishads

How to use up-and-coming in a sentence

Bolstered by the momentum of Savage, Masters continued to accumulate up-and-coming conservative talent.
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A former great urging another man to forcefully keep an up-and-coming female rapper in line?
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At the same time, though, they wanted to define themselves as sort of elite and up-and-coming.
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And: Once engaged to NBA star Sasha Vujacic, Sharapova is now involved with up-and-coming tennis player Grigor Dimitrov.
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Michelle Obama Wears Tanya Taylor: Up-and-coming designer Tanya Taylor received a pretty big compliment on Wednesday.
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This up-and-coming station on the route which binds Numidia with Africa is possessed of a remarkable source of fresh-water supply.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
And these individuals might be willing to invest some of their capital in some up-and-coming young businessmen, young politicians.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
They were certainly a very pretty-appearing young couple, and the gentleman was evidently up-and-coming.
A Modern Instance|William Dean Howells
Her mother was a handsome woman, though she had an up-and-coming kind of way with her.
The Portion of Labor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
But I never saw a town that had such up-and-coming people as Gopher Prairie.
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British Dictionary definitions for up-and-coming

up-and-coming

adjective

promising continued or future success; enterprising

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