1
: immediately due in sequence or development
in the coming year
2
: gaining importance
the coming trend
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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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Reconciling with some more ugly, shameful guilty parts of a young woman’s coming of age was really exciting to me.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Even if temperatures dip slightly below that level in coming years, the trajectory is clear, and so are the consequences.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The reality of it is the Hawks could have a second coming of Scotty Bowman in the building and still face an uphill climb.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Reconciling with some more ugly, shameful guilty parts of a young woman’s coming of age was really exciting to me.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
Adjective
Five more such ships are scheduled to arrive there in coming days.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Even if temperatures dip slightly below that level in coming years, the trajectory is clear, and so are the consequences.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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