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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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In the twentieth century, Western thinking about revolutions changed again with the coming of the Bolsheviks in Russia and the violence and oppression that ensued.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
The association also plans to build excitement about the anniversary and coordinate on-campus activities in coming months.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Noun
It was withdrawn when Microsoft first unleashed it on the world, and was put through a privacy and security sheep dip before its second coming.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In the twentieth century, Western thinking about revolutions changed again with the coming of the Bolsheviks in Russia and the violence and oppression that ensued.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Based on last summer’s successful trials, the army corps planned to expand testing and increase the number of herbicide applications to about 16 locations in coming months.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
The association also plans to build excitement about the anniversary and coordinate on-campus activities in coming months.
—Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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