coming

1 of 2

noun

com·​ing ˈkə-miŋ 

: an act or instance of arriving

coming

2 of 2

adjective

1

: immediately due in sequence or development

in the coming year

2

: gaining importance

the coming trend

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

Set in Murcia, a coming of age tale in which a half gitano boy is abandoned by his father, goes to live with his grandmother, who has kidnapped his father. — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 July 2026

Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Adjective

More legal payouts are likely in coming months, as currently pending lawsuits make their way through the courts. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026

The people who thrive in the coming decade will not be the ones who out-compete the machines. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 23 July 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