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

With years of scrutiny but little action, some advocates say the results signal the coming of a new era. —Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026

Halliday plays Daisy, an outsider who joins the school in the coming of age tale. —Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026

Adjective

Some experts project strong demand for humanoid robots in the coming years, with Barclays analysts forecasting that the market could grow from about $2 billion and $3 billion today to at least $40 billion by 2035, and to perhaps as much as $200 billion. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

The coming week will bring warmer days to North Texas with day temperatures in the 80s and 90s. —Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 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