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coming up on

VERB

happen upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump into come across

WEAK

chance encounter meet

Example Sentences

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I’ve got football games to watch — the national college championship is coming up on Jan. 19 and the Super Bowl isn’t far behind.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

Davis, 32, has been considered a top trade target with the league's trade deadline coming up on February 5.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

“Man, that guy No. 56 on the other side, we were coming up on the contact point and he definitely weighs heavier than I do,” Nacua said after the game, chuckling.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Drafted in 2020, he’s coming up on the final season of his three-year entry-level contract, and will likely soon be paid much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

A 4 coming up on two of the three dice can happen in three different and mutually exclusive ways: X44, 4X4, or 44X, the X indicating a non-4.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos