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 area's next chance for rain looks to arrive this coming weekend, as a potent weather system moves through the region.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
The Detroit Lions, winners of four straight, visit the Chiefs this coming weekend in prime-time.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Yost said that companies and hirers need to better tackle this coming problem by reconfiguring benefits, salaries and other offerings that are important to workers.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
So there sort of this coming together.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
The Detroit Lions, winners of four straight, visit the Chiefs this coming weekend in prime-time.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Yost said that companies and hirers need to better tackle this coming problem by reconfiguring benefits, salaries and other offerings that are important to workers.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
So there sort of this coming together.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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“This coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20coming. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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