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coming
[ kuhm-ing ]
noun
- approach; arrival; advent:
His coming here was a mistake.
adjective
- following or impending; next; approaching:
the coming year.
- promising future fame or success:
a coming actor.
coming
/ ˈʌɪŋ /
adjective
- prenominal (of time, events, etc) approaching or next
this coming Thursday
- promising (esp in the phrase up and coming )
- of future importance
this is the coming thing
- coming up! informal.an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
- have it coming to one informal.to deserve what one is about to suffer
- not know whether one is coming or goingto be totally confused
noun
- arrival or approach
- often capital Christianity the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming
Word History and Origins
Origin of coming1
Idioms and Phrases
- get what's coming to one
- have another guess coming
- have it coming
- where one is coming from
- come
Example Sentences
"The market is likely to remain a little soft in the coming months," he said.
The government has made very little progress in preparing the UK for the growing threats posed by rising temperatures since coming to power, its climate watchdog has warned.
"I was hoping. . . he would approach things a little bit differently seeing that he's a little seasoned coming into a second term," Mr DeMonaco told the BBC.
Arsenal pulled it around, having 55.4% possession for the rest of the game, but Rice knew what was coming and PSG were simply too good to stop early on.
Southwest Airlines is unveiling new fare bundles as controversial changes to the airline’s policies are set to take effect in the coming months.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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