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

Turning Strategy into Steel, Powder, and Product From neodymium-iron-boron magnets for electric drivetrains to high-purity intermediate cobalt and nickel precursors for next-generation batteries, a growing cadre of Western manufacturers is rewriting the critical-materials playbook. —William Jones, USA Today, 16 May 2025

Eligible innovations span a wide range of areas, including generative AI tools for screenwriting and voice synthesis, virtual production, post-production software and equipment, as well as next-generation streaming platforms. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025

Google's next-generation Tensor processing hardware will also benefit from AlphaEvolve. —Scharon Harding – May 14, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025

The other two missions involved Starship, SpaceX's next-generation super-heavy-lift rocket. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 May 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