UPCOMING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

upcoming

adjective

ˈəp-ˌkə-miŋ

Definition of upcoming

as in approaching

being soon to appear or take place an upcoming election

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Recent Examples of upcoming The Deauville American Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of films screening at the upcoming 2026 edition, including numerous French premieres for some the year’s buzziest movies. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 The upcoming Gen3 will carry the program into its next phase. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 But the inspiration for her upcoming romance, Once in a Timeline, came directly from her own experiences online. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Matthew Daddario is set to join the upcoming season as a firefighter candidate, Deadline has confirmed. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for upcoming

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Fall is fast approaching, but the Red Sox look like their spring selves again in the worst way.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
While the deadline is fast approaching, Montour keeps working away.

— Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of approaching

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That's bittersweet for some people given the seasonal shift ahead, an impending change than can sour summer's last full month.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
As the impending launch crisis comes to the industry, questions have begun to swirl about whether the federal government might intervene to keep the Falcon rockets flying.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of impending

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Recommended by Our Editors With the Apple Watch Series 11, Siri AI in the forthcoming watchOS 27 offers similarly personalized and contextual help, which makes sense, given Apple's partnership with Google to add capabilities to its AI software.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Sadler said Full Serrano is in the 36th running of the Classic, while a final decision on The Goat is forthcoming.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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