coming
/ˈkʌmɪŋ
/adjective [attributive]
1Due to happen or just beginning: work is due to start in the coming year...
- It was a lovely occasion and it is hoped to hold a similar event in the coming months.
- The couple said they will be organising lots of fundraising events over the coming year.
- What hints have been dropped in the past two issues about the events of the coming months?
Synonyms
forthcoming, imminent, impending, approaching, advancing, nearing, near;
future, expected, anticipated;
close, (close) at hand, in store, in the wind, in the air, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, on the way, on us, about to happen
informal on the cards
2Likely to be important or successful in the future: he was the coming man of French racing...
- But the coming man of national Democratic politics, says the Observer, is the little-known boss of The Bronx.
- The coming man of English rugby talks to Matt about his two conversions: from league to union; and from drinker to thinker.
noun
An arrival or approach: the coming of a new age...
- Sure that I was grateful for this new day and it's new comings.
- Tellingly, it was to humble shepherds that the coming of Christ was first revealed.
- The coming of oil rapidly changed this to one of rising employment and population.
Synonyms
approach, advance, advent, arrival, nearing, looming, appearance, emergence, materialization, surfacing;
birth, rise, start, onset
Phrases
coming of age
coming and going (or comings and goings)
not know if one is coming or going