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adjective up·com·ing \ ˈəp-ˌkə-miŋ \

Definition of upcoming

:forthcoming, approaching

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Examples of upcoming in a Sentence

Upcoming events are posted on our Web site.

Recent Examples of upcoming from the Web

Her upcoming Travel+Leisure article explores China’s blossoming craft beer scene, from Beijing’s Great Leap to Shanghai’s Boxing Cat brewery.

— peter rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fighting cancer — and supporting cancer patients — with beer," 28 Aug. 2017
Harvey is expected to stall for the better part of the upcoming week, penetrating inland perhaps 20 or 30 miles from its current position before finally jogging northeast around Thursday.

— angela fritz, Washington Post, "Harvey unloading incredible rains over Southeast Texas; Flash flood emergency in Houston," 26 Aug. 2017
Upcoming pro wrestling events, shows in South Florida - The Knockout Room A One Night Stand with legendary wrestler The Grappler Len Denton is 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 at The Knockout Room in Sunrise, near Fort Lauderdale.

— jim varsallone, miamiherald, "Upcoming pro wrestling events, shows in South Florida," 25 Aug. 2017
SpaceX may be putting its Mars dreams on hold for now, but its upcoming mission to launch astronauts to the ISS next year means that a spacesuit is going to be in order.

— eric limer, Popular Mechanics, "Elon Musk Teases the First Image of the SpaceX Spacesuit," 23 Aug. 2017
Kaepernick has not been signed by an NFL team for the upcoming season, even though a number of teams need a quarterback with his type of expertise and skill.

— paula rogo, Essence.com, "NYPD Officers Hold Rally In Support Of Colin Kaepernick," 21 Aug. 2017
On the last day of the special session, the House reluctantly agreed to the Senate’s method of funding House Bill 21, which defers an upcoming payment to health care companies that provide Medicaid.

— star-telegram, "Here’s what happened to Abbott’s agenda during the special session," 16 Aug. 2017
Brooke Shields is joining the cast of Law & Order: SVU in its upcoming season.

— emma dibdin, Country Living, "Brooke Shields Is Joining 'Law & Order: SVU'," 15 Aug. 2017
Tudor Investment Corp. and Brevan Howard Asset Management dropped their MiFID licenses, allowing the hedge-fund firms to sidestep Europe’s upcoming MiFID II rules.

— suzy waite, Bloomberg.com, "Tudor, Brevan Howard Drop MiFID Licenses to Opt Out of New Rules," 14 Aug. 2017

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