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

The feature, a coming of age drama set in the world of competitive mathematics and academia, is generating interest from potential buyers, though it is not expected to be screened for them until the fest. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Mister Tiger, a Korean restaurant that opened as an ode to a grandmother’s home cooking, has become a new chef’s culinary coming of age. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Adjective

The most valuable customer of the coming decade may never open your app or click on your ad. — Himanshu Sinha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Such numbers will jump dramatically in the coming years, if all goes to plan. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 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