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

As per the firm, this positions the ELI-52526-GM as a game-changing solution for next-generation defense systems requiring compact, high-performance, and mission-resilient energy storage. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025

This should further increase as next-generation processors come more and more to fruition. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025

Leading Chinese startup DeepSeek has begun optimizing its AI models for a new data format tailored to next-generation domestic chips—signaling a deliberate move away from the Nvidia ecosystem. —Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Other models featured in the ads include the 2025 Nissan Pathfinder, 2025 Nissan Frontier and redesigned, next-generation 2026 Nissan Leaf. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for next-generation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration