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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
As of Wednesday, Woods was in state custody for an unrelated issue, and she is expected to make her initial appearance in federal court in the coming weeks.
“I hear some terrible things coming from the stands,” Lovullo said at the time.
"This is a critical time of year for our native wildlife – with birds nesting and other animals such as amphibians and reptiles coming out of winter dormancy and starting to breed."
Deutsche Bank AG this week warned of a structural downtrend for the dollar in the coming years, which could knock the U.S. currency to its weakest level in more than a decade against the euro.
The Vatican said 170 delegations were coming including about 50 heads of state, 15 heads of government and 12 reigning monarchs.
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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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