coming

1 of 3

noun

com·​ing ˈkə-miŋ 

: an act or instance of arriving

coming

2 of 3

adjective

1

: immediately due in sequence or development

in the coming year

2

: gaining importance

the coming trend

coming

3 of 3

present participle of come entry 1

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

Even though people have been waiting for the robot takeover for more than a century, governments seem woefully unprepared for the coming of the androids by the millions or by the billions. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Here, touchstone coming-of-age experiences get an absurdist touch that manages to give them their own strange authenticity. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Adjective

The government says electricity demand could rise substantially in coming years as homes, businesses and transportation become increasingly electrified and as data centers and other energy-intensive technologies expand. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

That could mean businesses will pass those higher costs onto their customers in coming months. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 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