A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
This obviously depends on the weather in the coming months.
They talk of the coming battle.
Synonyms: approaching, next, future, near More Synonyms of coming
2. See also come
More Synonyms of coming
coming in British English
(ˈkʌmɪŋ)
adjective
1. (prenominal)
(of time, events, etc) approaching or next
this coming Thursday
2.
promising (esp in the phrase up and coming)
3.
of future importance
this is the coming thing
4. coming up!
5. have it coming to one
6. not know whether one is coming or going
noun
7.
arrival or approach
8. (often capital) Christianity
the return of Christ in glory
See also Second Coming
coming in American English
(ˈkʌmɪŋ)
adjective
1.
approaching; immediately next
this coming Tuesday
2.
showing promise of being successful, popular, or important
a coming young actor, the coming thing
noun
3.
arrival; approach; advent
Idioms:
have (something) coming to one
More idioms containing
coming
have steam coming out of your ears
have something coming out of your ears
where someone is coming from
not know whether you are coming or going
everything is coming up roses
up and coming
Examples of 'coming' in a sentence
coming
Malone stood at the window gazing down on Martin Place at the ants coming back from lunch.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The Aussies have got other things on their minds, with an election coming up.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
I'm not having you coming round to my house every five minutes.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Pete was coming out of his house, a baseball bat in his hand.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2002)
In other languages
coming
British English: coming /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE
A coming event or time will happen soon.
Prices are likely to rise in the coming months.
American English: coming
Arabic: مُقْبِل
Brazilian Portuguese: próximo
Chinese: 就要来的
Croatian: nadolazeći
Czech: nadcházející
Danish: kommende
Dutch: aanstaand
European Spanish: próximo
Finnish: tuleva
French: prochain
German: kommend
Greek: ερχόμενος
Italian: imminente
Japanese: 次の
Korean: 다가오는
Norwegian: kommende
Polish: nadchodzący
European Portuguese: próximo
Romanian: următor
Russian: предстоящий
Latin American Spanish: que viene
Swedish: kommande
Thai: ที่กำลังจะมาถึง
Turkish: gelecek
Ukrainian: наступний
Vietnamese: sắp tới
All related terms of 'coming'
come
When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
misbecome
to be unbecoming to or unsuitable for
coming out
the act of making it known that one is not heterosexual
coming up!
an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
Second Coming
When Christians refer to the second coming , they mean the expected return to Earth of Jesus Christ.
coming of age
When something reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people, you can refer to this as its coming of age .
have it coming
to be about to receive or to merit punishment or retribution
up-and-coming
Up-and-coming people are likely to be successful in the future.
come at
If a person or animal comes at you, they move towards you in a threatening way and try to attack you.
come by
To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
come for
If people such as soldiers or police come for you, they come to find you, usually in order to harm you or take you away, for example to prison .
come in
If information , a report , or a telephone call comes in , it is received.
come of
to be descended from
come off
If something comes off , it is successful or effective .
come on
You say ' Come on' to someone to encourage them to do something they do not much want to do.
come out
When a new product such as a book or CD comes out , it becomes available to the public.
come to
When someone who is unconscious comes to , they recover consciousness.
come up
If someone comes up or comes up to you, they approach you until they are standing close to you.
come away
to become detached
come back
If something that you had forgotten comes back to you, you remember it.
come down
If the cost , level , or amount of something comes down , it becomes less than it was before.
come from
to be or have been a resident or native (of)
come into
If someone comes into some money, some property, or a title, they inherit it.
come over
If a feeling or desire , especially a strange or surprising one, comes over you, it affects you strongly.
come upon
If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance .
come about
When you say how or when something came about , you say how or when it happened.
come across
If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance .
come along
You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
come around
If someone comes around or comes round to your house , they call there to see you.
come round
to be restored to life or consciousness
come under
If you come under attack or pressure , for example , people attack you or put pressure on you.
have it coming to one
to deserve what one is about to suffer
come between
If someone or something comes between two people, or comes between a person and a thing, they make the relationship or connection between them less close or happy .
come forward
If someone comes forward , they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help .
come in for
If someone or something comes in for criticism or blame , they receive it.
come on to
When you come on to a particular topic , you start discussing it.
come out in
If you come out in spots , you become covered with them.
come through
To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
come up for
When someone or something comes up for consideration or action of some kind , the time arrives when they have to be considered or dealt with.
come up to
To be coming up to a time or state means to be getting near to it.
everything is coming up roses
said to mean that someone is having a lot of success and everything is going well for them
where someone is coming from
You can use expressions like I know where you're coming from or you can see where she's coming from to say that you understand someone's attitude or point of view .
come back to
If you come back to a topic or point, you talk about it again later.
come down on
If you come down on one side of an argument , you declare that you support that side.
come down to
If a problem , decision , or question comes down to a particular thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
come down with
If you come down with an illness , you get it.
come out with
If you come out with a remark , especially a surprising one, you make it.
come up with
If you come up with a plan or idea, you think of it and suggest it.
have (something) coming to one
to deserve or merit (something)
you've got another think coming
you are mistaken and will soon have to alter your opinion