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coming down the pike

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now before long betimes by and by ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a second in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

Example Sentences

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But if it’s part of a larger pattern of opacity, instability and conflicting messaging, something larger might be coming down the pike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

“Any contraction that is happening was coming down the pike regardless, in my opinion.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2023

There’s meaning here for what’s coming down the pike.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2023

More such questions — and storylines — are coming down the pike as even the bland rating agencies discover the climate backlash.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2022

Even though the next morning he would leave on a dangerous mission, even though he knew something terrible was coming down the pike, those words of Mr. Benedict’s had made all good things seem possible.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

coming down the pike

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