coming after

ADJECTIVE

following

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive

STRONG

attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing

WEAK

a while later after a while afterward coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

ADJECTIVE

posterior

Synonyms

STRONG

following latter

WEAK

after ensuing later next postliminary subsequential succeeding

Antonyms

STRONG

preceding

WEAK

ADJECTIVE

pursuing

Synonyms

STRONG

ensuing following

WEAK

in pursuance of on the lookout for out to

Antonyms

STRONG

preceding

Example Sentences

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"If lawyers, or so-called lawyers, and legal advisers are out there providing this dodgy advice, we're coming after that. And as you've seen today, we'll make those arrests," he said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Prices for anhydrous ammonia and urea, key ingredients for fertilizers used to grow corn and soybeans, have appreciated significantly year-over-year, with much of those gains coming after the war started in late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Now the IRS is coming after her for $328,000.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Amazon will make an initial $15 billion investment, with the remaining $35 billion coming after certain conditions are met.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

I scrambled to my feet and when I was sure it was coming after me and not Emma, I took off toward the bog.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

coming after

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