approach; arrival; advent: His coming here was a mistake.
adjective
following or impending; next; approaching: the coming year.
promising future fame or success: a coming actor.
Origin of coming
1250–1300; Middle English; see come, -ing1, -ing2
Words nearby coming
comic relief, comic strip, Com. in Chf., Comines, Cominform, coming, coming and going, have someone, comingle, Coming of Age in Samoa, coming or going, not know if one is, coming out
Her mother gave her hand-poked traditional Gwich’in chin tattoos, signifying her coming of age.
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They were looping back around and coming down Tiebout Avenue when they spotted two figures.
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In 2008, Huckabee raised a little over $16 million, with less than $55,000 coming from political action committees.
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Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.
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With those words was a promise to launch the first group of passengers in the coming year.
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Ancient Romans exchanged gifts of figs and honey and would make sure to work part of the day as a good omen for the coming year.
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She saw Mrs. Leslie coming to the window with her friend, and nerved herself for the ordeal.
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On coming to Iowa he lived at Cedar Rapids for a time, where he teamed.
History of Linn County Iowa|Luther A. Brewer
Then the conversation ended, and the morning passed without the coming of Sir Francis.
Kept in the Dark|Anthony Trollope
People will be interested because it shows the operators are coming in our direction.
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And then she took a long breath and looked behind her up the long walk to see if any one was coming.
The Secret Garden|Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for coming
coming
/ (ˈkʌmɪŋ) /
adjective
(prenominal)(of time, events, etc) approaching or nextthis coming Thursday
promising (esp in the phrase up and coming)
of future importancethis is the coming thing
coming up!informalan expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
have it coming to oneinformalto deserve what one is about to suffer
not know whether one is coming or goingto be totally confused
noun
arrival or approach
(often capital)Christianitythe return of Christ in glorySee also Second Coming