coming 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of comingnext
1
as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place a listing of the coming attractions

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Relevance

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2
as in next
being the one that comes immediately after another in the coming year

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3
as in future
of a time after the present over the coming weeks we'll be adding to the staff

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coming

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noun

ˈkə-miŋ How to pronounce coming (audio)
as in arrival
the act of coming upon a scene the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started

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coming

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verb

present participle of come
1
as in entering
to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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2
as in arriving
to get to a destination when do you think they'll come?

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3
as in becoming
to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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4
as in happening
to take place whatever may come we'll always be together

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5
as in progressing
to move forward along a course how is the remodeling job coming?

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coming
Adjective
Bank of America, for example, is still calling for three rate increases in coming months. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Even so, county officials expect hundreds of millions more in budget shortfalls in coming years. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
When Green Bay cut him nearly a decade ago, nobody saw this coming. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Meanwhile, other storylines were timely and tugged at heartstrings, such as when her character officiated the first gay male wedding on daytime TV in a 2014 episode following Marlena’s emotional coming-out scenes with her grandson. — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Verb
But if Lucid continues on its currrent path, DreamDrive should make big strides in the coming months and years and close some of the gap with FSD. — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 But the war in Ukraine has been coming ever closer to home for many Russians, hitting them squarely in the pocketbooks. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming
  1. approaching
  2. next
  3. future
  4. arrival
  5. entering
  6. arriving
  7. becoming
  8. happening
Adjective
  • Fall is fast approaching, but the Red Sox look like their spring selves again in the worst way.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • While the deadline is fast approaching, Montour keeps working away.
    — Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaching
Adjective
  • The film from writer-director Elle Sofe Sara will get a theatrical release in early 2027 before launching on digital platforms later next year.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This metric measures contracted revenue expected to be realized over the next 12 months, so a mid-teens growth rate is bullish.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of next
Adjective
  • The Property Masters Guild aims to highlight and elevate the craft of the Property Master by raising awareness, fostering collaboration among craft artisans, educating its members and inspiring future generations of Property Masters.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Saudi bourse launched its first derivatives, which investors use to hedge exposures or speculate on future stock moves, in 2020, but trading activity never really took off.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of future
Noun
  • These wild swings in the numbers came while residents here didn’t notice any change to the slow but steady arrival of newcomers in dilapidated coaches.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But its arrivals-to-departures ratio—a measure of hires relative to exits—has fallen sharply, according to Zeki.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrival
Verb
  • However, entering June, crude prices pulled back significantly, while retail gasoline prices declined at a markedly slower pace.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Late Thursday, Hoffenberg shared with the Tribune a two-hour surveillance video that, at one point, shows Landek and Hoffenberg entering the frame in mid-conversation.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of entering
Verb
  • In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of freshmen, many of them arriving without any family history of college at all, will decide whether to walk into a fraternity event or skip it.
    — Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The reconstructed Florida State offense will be built around QB Ashton Daniels and RB Quintrevion Wisner, both arriving via the portal seeking fresh starts.
    — Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of arriving
Verb
  • Coming into the fight, the headlines were all about Itauma, the 21-year-old Brit with a chance to make history by becoming the youngest heavyweight to win a world title since Mike Tyson did so at age 20 in 1986.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Making history is fast becoming an everyday thing for Caitlin Clark—same goes for her friend Taylor Swift.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of becoming
Verb
  • When those things do start happening, the scares are every bit as effective as the buildup promises.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yeah, just continue and figure out elegant ways to catch up with everyone, like catch up with what’s been happening in the last year.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of happening

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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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