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

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

The coming of age has not diminished Reich’s capacity to articulate complex political and economic issues in clear language. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025

To some, Aschenbrenner is a rare genius who saw the moment — the coming of humanlike AGI, China’s accelerating AI race, and the vast fortunes awaiting those who move first — more clearly than anyone else. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025

Adjective

But Musk would get those shares only if the value of Tesla stock increases significantly in coming years. —Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

The Chinese economy’s overreliance on exports at a time of heightened trade tensions with Washington might push Beijing to find a better policy balance in coming years, although analysts expect efforts to be slow. —Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th 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