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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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Many of the biblical references, including the rider of the pale horse, come from the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, which is ostensibly about the second coming of Christ and judgment day.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Another federal provision, an increase in the share states must pay for SNAP and Medicaid if their eligibility decision error rates are too high, could make the budget situation even worse in the coming years, Pray said.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
For example, bitter herbs represent the experience of slavery; greens represent the coming of spring; and a shank bone represents the sacrifice made in biblical times.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Many of the biblical references, including the rider of the pale horse, come from the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, which is ostensibly about the second coming of Christ and judgment day.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The Southern California operation will employ more than 200 people by next year, adding hundreds more in the coming years, executives said.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Another federal provision, an increase in the share states must pay for SNAP and Medicaid if their eligibility decision error rates are too high, could make the budget situation even worse in the coming years, Pray said.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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