up-and-coming
- likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
Origin of up-and-coming
Related Words for up-and-coming
promising, ambitious, determined, eager, enterprising, hungry, soaring, go-getter, striving, succeedingExamples from the Web for up-and-coming
Contemporary Examples of up-and-coming
A former great urging another man to forcefully keep an up-and-coming female rapper in line?
Who Dat, Who Dat? It’s Snoop Dogg Saying Misogynistic Things to I-G-G-YAmy Zimmerman
October 15, 2014
At the same time, though, they wanted to define themselves as sort of elite and up-and-coming.
And: Once engaged to NBA star Sasha Vujacic, Sharapova is now involved with up-and-coming tennis player Grigor Dimitrov.
Michelle Obama Wears Tanya Taylor: Up-and-coming designer Tanya Taylor received a pretty big compliment on Wednesday.
Victoria Beckham’s First Date Dress; Rumer Willis Bares Three Nipples at FundraiserThe Fashion Beast Team
June 20, 2014
She has settled into Hollywood life as an up-and-coming actress, with a cozy house in the Hills.
What's Happened to Don Draper? Why Everyone’s Favorite ‘Mad Men’ Stud Needs His Mojo BackLizzie Crocker
April 16, 2014
Historical Examples of up-and-coming
I was all for taking her in because she is so gol darned pretty and up-and-coming.
The Comings of Cousin AnnEmma Speed Sampson
Honey, I didn't mean——You were the only up-and-coming person in the bunch.
Main StreetSinclair Lewis
No, hes got something better; hes got an up-and-coming wife who works just as hard as Zeph—looks.
Full-Back FosterRalph Henry Barbour
You would think an up-and-coming scientific man would want a hospital at one elbow and a morgue at the other.
Dear EnemyJean Webster
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 & MinaretsFrancis Miltoun
up-and-coming
- promising continued or future success; enterprising