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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