coming up

verb

Definition of coming upnext
present participle of come up
1
as in drawing on
to come near or nearer the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go

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2
as in arising
to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly let me know if anything else comes up during the project

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming up
  1. arising
  2. coming
  3. emerging
  4. happening
Verb
  • There are many unpleasant things to not miss about the monoculture of our increasingly distant past — but coalescing around a unified interest, and the feeling of togetherness arising from that act, is not one of them.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The delay is primarily due to issues arising from the damage to the heat shield of the uncrewed Orion capsule that flew in 2022 on the Artemis I mission.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of arising
Verb
  • Now the European Accessibility Act is coming.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the cloud tax is the highest dollar-amount tax being discussed, this does not mean that the other laundry list of tax increases will not hit most every Chicago resident’s wallet in the coming year.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of coming
Verb
  • The following day will be dedicated to digital-only showcases of emerging brands.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The answer could depend on whether Palo Alto prevails over rivals in an emerging growth sector of the cybersecurity market.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of emerging
Verb
  • Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Onion’s acquisition of InfoWars isn’t happening — at least for now.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of happening
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