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

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a next-generation hypersonic glide body designed to provide a more affordable and rapidly producible long-range strike capability. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026

The report highlights how AI servers, power-intensive racks and next-generation networking systems are reshaping enterprise hardware economics altogether. — Geoff Ira, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Earlier this month, Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang confirmed that his company will rely on Micron’s HBM4 memory, along with those of its rivals, for its next-generation Vera Rubin platform. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

The approach may be especially useful as next-generation missions, such as the European Space Agency's PLATO space telescope, expand the catalog of rocky exoplanets around nearby stars. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 June 2026

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