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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Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Meyers hasn't made the Pro Bowl in his six seasons in the league and isn't exactly the second coming of Jerry Rice.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The opposite of a tragic coming-out story, Saving Face was a nuanced film ahead of its time that earned it a spot in the lesbian film canon.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Meyers hasn't made the Pro Bowl in his six seasons in the league and isn't exactly the second coming of Jerry Rice.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
General Motors' Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee is planning several weeks of downtime in the coming months, according to a memo obtained by the Detroit Free Press.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Thematic through-lines will become more apparent in the coming years, but for now what strikes me is the variety of the offerings and — speaking quite frankly — the wide range in quality.
—Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coming
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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