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

Some in the European political set see da Empoli as a second coming of Machiavelli, as Politico’s Giorgio Leali writes. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

Premiering in Un Certain Regard at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the coming of age drama is the bold announcement of a rising filmmaker who has a clear idea of the artistic boundaries she’s set on breaking. —Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Nov. 2025

Adjective

This coming year, ATX TV Festival will be taking viewers back to the fictional town of Dillon, where Friday Night Lights first enamored hearts on screen 20 years ago. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025

While royalties from cancer treatments Kyprolis and Qarziba are expected to decline modestly in the coming years, this should be more than offset by the other two assets. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025

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