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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John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
There are tribes of fast, feral predators that resemble the second coming of neanderthals.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
In coming months, the duties are projected to sharply increase prices and curtail consumer spending, which makes up about 70% of economic activity.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Then there’s Jensen Huang of Nvidia, also counted among those who believe in the coming of AI robots, evidenced in articles like this one.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
There are tribes of fast, feral predators that resemble the second coming of neanderthals.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Adjective
In coming months, the project will go through various public hearings, but the meeting on Thursday was aimed at giving planning commissioners and the public a look at the overall project and a chance to give feedback for moving forward.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 21 June 2025
In coming months, the duties are projected to sharply increase prices and curtail consumer spending, which makes up about 70% of economic activity.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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