1
: immediately due in sequence or development
in the coming year
2
: gaining importance
the coming trend
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.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
To put a number to it, the Charlotte region can expect to see almost 1,300 new apartments, 1,110 single-family homes and just over 100 town homes in the coming years, according to this month’s dispatches.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Set in late-1990s Santiago, the film weaves an intimate coming-of-age story with a sharp reflection on Chile’s authoritarian and neoliberal legacy.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
The Christian evangelical concept of the rapture is that at the end times, believers, both alive and resurrected from the dead, will bodily ascend into heaven to gather with Jesus during his second coming.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The new pipe will be twice the size of the old pipe, and is expected to have enough capacity to handle any additional development in the coming years, Gugliuzza said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
To put a number to it, the Charlotte region can expect to see almost 1,300 new apartments, 1,110 single-family homes and just over 100 town homes in the coming years, according to this month’s dispatches.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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