coming

1 of 2

noun

com·​ing ˈkə-miŋ 

: an act or instance of arriving

coming

2 of 2

adjective

1

: immediately due in sequence or development

in the coming year

2

: gaining importance

the coming trend

Synonyms of coming

Noun

• arrival
• advent
• appearance

Adjective

• approaching
• upcoming
• impending
• to come
• nearing

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The absence of a pass rush was embarrassingly evident against the Vikings, who scored a season high in points, led by a quarterback who thus far in his short NFL career looks like the second coming of Mitch Trubisky. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025

Reiner brought to life a new coming of age story for a younger generation with his 2010 romcom drama, Flipped, based on Wendelin Van Draanen’s novel of the same name. —Solcyré Burga, Time, 15 Dec. 2025

Adjective

This coming year, ATX TV Festival will be taking viewers back to the fictional town of Dillon, where Friday Night Lights first enamored hearts on screen 20 years ago. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025

While royalties from cancer treatments Kyprolis and Qarziba are expected to decline modestly in the coming years, this should be more than offset by the other two assets. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing coming

• a long time coming
• coming into heat
• coming-of-age
• coming off the bench
• coming right up
• coming up roses
• get what's coming to one
• has another think coming
• have another thing coming
• have coming
• have it coming (to one)
• I don't know what the world is coming to
• long in coming
• not know what the world is coming to
• the/his chickens are (finally) coming home to roost
• this coming
• up-and-coming
• what is the world coming to
• what the world is coming to

Rhymes for coming

• cumming
• drumming
• gumming
• humming
• numbing
• plumbing
• strumming
• summing
• thrumming
• thumbing
• becoming
• forthcoming

Kids Definition

coming

adjective

com·​ing

ˈkəm-iŋ

1

: immediately following : next

in the coming year

2

: gaining importance

recognized as a coming young star