1
: immediately due in sequence or development
in the coming year
2
: gaining importance
the coming trend
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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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Chad Graff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The eight-part Disney+ streaming series is a coming of age story with similarities to beloved 1985 adventure movie The Goonies.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Plans call for crewed test flights to commence in coming months, followed by the first commercial flights of Spaceship Neptune sometime in 2025.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
That’s not to anoint them the second coming of Belichick and Brady.
—Chad Graff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The eight-part Disney+ streaming series is a coming of age story with similarities to beloved 1985 adventure movie The Goonies.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
And in coming days, our willingness to be there for each other will determine not just individual futures, but what becomes of us all.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Plans call for crewed test flights to commence in coming months, followed by the first commercial flights of Spaceship Neptune sometime in 2025.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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