coming up

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

Example Sentences

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My mom was like, “There’s always going to be someone coming up behind you. Make room for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

There'll be groans from Merseyside as Steven Gerrard's name is read out, cheers in north London as they know what's coming up.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

A new round of elections is coming up on May 31, with potential runoffs in June.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

More traditional copper technologies have been used for intra-rack connectivity within data centers, but they risk coming up against performance limits, according to Bernstein.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

She had walked more slowly than the others and was just coming up the mountain.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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