this coming
idiom
: the one that is next
—used with a period of time
She'll return this coming Friday.
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The version of her back at Eastview High School could never have seen this coming.
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Ren Clayton, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Regulus, which will be eclipsed by the moon this coming night, is Leo’s brightest star and is situated at the bottom, or at the dot of the question mark, and serves as the great lion’s heart.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
But the Knicks’ offer also might be sweeter this coming summer than now.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Sub-freezing temps are expected to continue at least through this coming weekend.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Ren Clayton, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Regulus, which will be eclipsed by the moon this coming night, is Leo’s brightest star and is situated at the bottom, or at the dot of the question mark, and serves as the great lion’s heart.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
But the Knicks’ offer also might be sweeter this coming summer than now.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Sub-freezing temps are expected to continue at least through this coming weekend.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for this coming
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“This coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20coming. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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