coming

1 being soon to appear or take place a listing of the coming attractions Synonyms approaching, forthcoming, imminent, impending, nearing, oncoming, pending, proximate, upcomingRelated Words future; anticipated, awaited, expected, foreseen, predictedNear Antonyms bygone, erstwhile, foregone, former, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilomAntonyms late, recent

2 being the one that comes immediately after another in the coming year Synonyms next, ensuing, following, succeedingRelated Words consecutive, sequential, successive; posterior, subsequent; immediate; secondNear Antonyms anterior, former; past; lastAntonyms antecedent, foregoing, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

3 of a time after the present over the coming weeks we'll be adding to the staff Synonyms future, unbornRelated Words approaching, forthcoming, imminent, impending, nearing, oncoming, pending, upcoming; after, ensuing, later, posterior, subsequent; anticipated, awaited, expected, planned, predicted, projected, prospective; eventual, final, last, ulterior, ultimateNear Antonyms ancient, olden; antecedent, anterior, precedent, preceding, previous, priorAntonyms bygone, past

the act of coming upon a scene the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started Synonyms advent, appearance, arrival, incomingRelated Words approach, entrance, ingress; beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, dawning, debut (also début), genesis, inception, morning, onset, startNear Antonyms dissipation, dissolution, evaporation, fadeaway, fading, melting, passing, vanishing; clearing out, egress, leaving, retirement, retreat, withdrawal; emigration, evacuation, exodusAntonyms decamping, decampment, departing, departure, disappearance, exit, exiting, farewell, going, leave-taking, parting, quitting