coming up

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ensuing adj.
future adj.
next adv.
toward/towards prep.

ADJECTIVE

ensuing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming consequent subsequent

STRONG

following

WEAK

after consequential later next next off posterior postliminary subsequential

Antonyms

WEAK

antecedent preceding

ADJECTIVE

future

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eventual forthcoming imminent impending planned prospective subsequent ultimate

STRONG

approaching coming final inevitable unfolding

WEAK

booked budgeted close at hand destined down the line down the pike down the road fated from here in from here on from here to eternity from now on in in the cards in the course of time in the offing just around the corner later likely looked toward near next scheduled to-be ulterior unborn up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant later past

ADVERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterward later

WEAK

after afterwhile behind by and by closely following latterly next off subsequently thereafter

Antonyms

WEAK

earlier preceding previous

PREPOSITION

toward/towards

Synonyms

WEAK

against almost approaching close to contra en route facing for fronting headed for in relation to in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via vis-à-vis

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coming up

“With the yields coming up, I’m actually thinking of moving some of the stocks into Treasurys and just living off the interest every six months,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“The old guard was based on the community that preceded us. So, when we were coming up and out of high school where we were building our own, we really had to adapt,” Lawrence says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The holidays are coming up and my family always chooses to spend it at a different destination.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

And changing the behavior isn’t necessarily about exerting more willpower or coming up with a better system.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

So much water was coming up from below that it wasn’t even splashing anymore.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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