Definitions

have it coming

VERB

deserve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earn gain get justify merit warrant win

STRONG

demand procure rate

WEAK

be given one's due be in line for be worthy of get comeuppance get what is coming to one have the right to lay claim to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose miss pass spend

Example Sentences

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It feels dirty, but also delicious – after all, the guys who buy it really, really have it coming.

From Salon

Unloading your pent-up ire on someone is never right, not even if they have it coming, we're told.

From Salon

It’s those who, well, have it coming to them.

From New York Times

Colleagues agreed that the trio had it coming, deserving this reckoning for overthrowing reality as we know it.

From Scientific American

Would the people who tended to Sam say that he had it coming too, based on the contents of his pockets?

From Salon