up-and-coming

adjective

up-and-com·​ing ˌəp-ən(d)-ˈkə-miŋ How to pronounce up-and-coming (audio)
ˌəp-ᵊm-
: gaining prominence and likely to advance or succeed
an up-and-coming young actor
up-and-comer noun

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Fortune’s series, The Good Life, shows how up-and-coming leaders spend their time and money outside of work. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2025 Those are not the moves of an organization still content on being an up-and-coming young team. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025 Ackie is in early talks to join the up-and-coming Welsh actor Tom Rhys Harries, who is playing the titular supervillain in the movie from Speak No Evil director James Watkins. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 Auchincloss, a Marine veteran, is viewed as more moderate than Markey and recently joined a group of up-and-coming Democrats trying to force the party to move away from its condescending stances on many issues, which have turned off voters. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for up-and-coming

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of up-and-coming was in 1926

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“Up-and-coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-coming. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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