coming

[kuhm-ing] / ˈkʌm ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

approaching, promising

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipated expected forthcoming impending subsequent

STRONG

advancing aspiring close converging deserving docking due fated foreseen future instant marked near nearing oncoming ordained predestined preparing progressing pursuing

WEAK

about to happen almost on one at hand certain drawing near en route eventual gaining upon getting near immediate imminent in prospect in store in the offing in the wind in view next nigh prospective running after to-be up-and-coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant

STRONG

away far gone past

NOUN

arrival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advent

STRONG

accession approach landing reception

Antonyms

WEAK

departing departure exit going leaving

Example Sentences

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Hotel housekeepers won a contract this week that will have them earning six figures in coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Disruptive AI is coming sooner or later, in one form or another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The officers looked around the area, including inside the nearby Mayas Cinemas, and realized the yelling was coming from inside the wall between the coffee shop and the theater, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Kenyon is a self-employed plumber and stood in the constituency in the 2024 general election - coming second to Labour's Josh Simons.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I wasn’t planning on coming today, but when I saw that his truck was gone, I came here instead of going home after I was finished at the pool.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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