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

OpenAI's deal last month with Nvidia includes the deployment of one gigawatt of the chip giant's next-generation Vera Rubin processors in late 2026. —Max A. Cherney, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

OpenAI plans to deploy a gigawatt of Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin chips in late 2026. —ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025

In return, the San Francisco lab is adopting Nvidia’s next-generation GPUs, including the Vera Rubin architecture. —Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025

The Patriot is credited with intercepting next-generation Russian weapons debuted in the more than three-and-a-half years of full-scale war in Ukraine, like hypersonic missiles. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 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