next-generation

adjective

next-gen·​er·​a·​tion ˈnekst-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-shən 

variants or less commonly next generation

: of or relating to a potential, forthcoming, or brand-new version of an existing product or technology : next-gen

The older hardware companies don't have the field to themselves. They're being challenged by waves of start-ups with next-generation technology.

—Bethany McLean

The finding has added fuel to a long-standing dispute over the Navy's next-generation sonar technology—a system that environmentalists say poses grave risks to marine mammals.

—David Kohn

Mr. [Lewis] Dale [General Motor's director of public policy] said the world's largest automaker spent $1 billion on electric vehicle and fuel cell research and prototype production in the past decade. He said GM doesn't want to make just 50,000 next generation vehicles, but rather sell millions.

—Mike Pare

Examples of next-generation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The license covers 1200 V, 2300 V, 3300 V and higher-voltage GeneSiC technologies, enabling Magnachip to build on Navitas’ proven SiC device platforms for next-generation power conversion applications. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Betting On The Next Chapter The next-generation Corolla EV is unlikely to abandon the qualities that made the nameplate successful. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Eli Lilly announced encouraging late-stage data for its next-generation obesity drug, triple-acting retatrutide. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for next-generation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration