next-generation

adjective

next-gen·​er·​a·​tion ˈnekst-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-shən 

variants or less commonly next generation

: of or relating to a potential, forthcoming, or brand-new version of an existing product or technology : next-gen

The older hardware companies don't have the field to themselves. They're being challenged by waves of start-ups with next-generation technology.

—Bethany McLean

The finding has added fuel to a long-standing dispute over the Navy's next-generation sonar technology—a system that environmentalists say poses grave risks to marine mammals.

—David Kohn

Mr. [Lewis] Dale [General Motor's director of public policy] said the world's largest automaker spent $1 billion on electric vehicle and fuel cell research and prototype production in the past decade. He said GM doesn't want to make just 50,000 next generation vehicles, but rather sell millions.

—Mike Pare

Examples of next-generation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The interior of the capsule was created by Frank Stephenson, who formerly led design efforts at Ferrari, Maserati, and McLaren (and famously designed the next-generation Mini in 2001). —Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024

Looking to set up a gaming rig that will hold firm against the rising tides of next-generation titles? —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

The next-generation 2-nm chips are essential for developing AI and military technology, according to Raimondo. —Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024

But sometime next year, if all goes as planned, the U.S. will reclaim global leadership when Intel starts producing in volume a next-generation chip in the U.S. —Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024

OpenAI was desperate for more data to develop its next-generation A.I. model, GPT-4. —Nico Grant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024

For years, Musk has been promising an affordable electric vehicle Musk has said the more affordable EV would be built on the company’s next-generation vehicle platform, which is still under development. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024

Once Prozac, Zoloft, and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors went generic, the efficacy and low prices meant few doctors were willing to put their patients on name brands — and few big drugmakers were enticed into developing next-generation options. —Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024

But since the next-generation 737 Max 10s are caught in developmental limbo as Boeing deals with the fallout of a 737 Max 9 door plug blowout in January. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above