1
: immediately due in sequence or development
in the coming year
2
: gaining importance
the coming trend
Synonyms
Examples of coming in a Sentence
Noun
the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started
Adjective
The company has many plans for the coming year.
An official announcement will be made in the coming days.
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Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
That Something About Her Will Ever Open Much like the coming of the Messiah, the Something About Her opening keeps getting pushed back.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Forecasters expect an extraordinary hurricane season in coming months.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 28 May 2024
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Noun
As a teen, Kiefer decided to drop out of school and focus on acting full time, landing the lead in the 1984 coming of age movie Bay Boy.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
That Something About Her Will Ever Open Much like the coming of the Messiah, the Something About Her opening keeps getting pushed back.
—Michelle Cohn, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Adjective
With so much to-be-determined in coming months, the Hotline has refrained from a thorough examination of which schools will be helped or harmed most by the settlement.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Forecasters expect an extraordinary hurricane season in coming months.
—Peter Weber, theweek, 28 May 2024
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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