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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Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
That film is described as a coming of age comedy set in the world of hip hop.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Financial firms from Citigroup to regional banks including PNC Financial Services will post their earnings in coming days, alongside this week’s blockbuster reports from Netflix and Procter & Gamble , among many others.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Its early success contrasted with the chaos and high death tolls elsewhere and seemed to augur China’s coming of age as a major power.
—Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
That film is described as a coming of age comedy set in the world of hip hop.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
In addition, Ukraine is facing new uncertainty as waves of North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia have arrived near Ukraine's border and are preparing to join the fight against Ukrainian troops in coming days.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Financial firms from Citigroup to regional banks including PNC Financial Services will post their earnings in coming days, alongside this week’s blockbuster reports from Netflix and Procter & Gamble , among many others.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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