coming

1 of 3

noun

com·​ing ˈkə-miŋ 

: an act or instance of arriving

coming

2 of 3

adjective

1

: immediately due in sequence or development

in the coming year

2

: gaining importance

the coming trend

coming

3 of 3

present participle of come entry 1

Synonyms of coming

Noun

• arrival
• advent
• appearance

Adjective

• approaching
• upcoming
• impending
• to come
• nearing

Examples of coming in a Sentence

Noun

the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started

Adjective

The company has many plans for the coming year.

An official announcement will be made in the coming days.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But my personal experience of this is that my political coming of age was the Iraq War and the Patriot Act. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

With Madonna so much in the news and much chatter about the coming of a matriarchal age, breasts have come to the fore and the brassiere has once again come out from under. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Flood expects discovery to begin in the coming months, as the lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys' fees and a jury trial. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

The county has an ample pot of uncommitted funds in coming years, however, in part because of the rapid growth of the revenue stream. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing coming

• a long time coming
• coming into heat
• coming-of-age
• coming off the bench
• coming right up
• coming up roses
• get what's coming to one
• has another think coming
• have another thing coming
• have coming
• have it coming (to one)
• I don't know what the world is coming to
• long in coming
• not know what the world is coming to
• the/his chickens are (finally) coming home to roost
• this coming
• up-and-coming
• what is the world coming to
• what the world is coming to

Rhymes for coming

• cumming
• drumming
• gumming
• humming
• numbing
• plumbing
• strumming
• summing
• thrumming
• thumbing
• becoming
• forthcoming

Kids Definition

coming

adjective

com·​ing

ˈkəm-iŋ

1

: immediately following : next

in the coming year

2

: gaining importance

recognized as a coming young star