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

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

15th 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