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upcoming

[ uhp-kuhm-ing ]

adjective

  1. coming up; about to take place, appear, or be presented:

    the upcoming spring fashions.

    Synonyms: looming, imminent, prospective, impending



upcoming

/ ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ /

adjective

  1. coming soon; forthcoming
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of upcoming1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; up- + coming
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Example Sentences

The new respect orders, which were promised in Labour's general election manifesto, will be introduced as part of an upcoming Crime and Policing Bill.

From BBC

The governor laid out the structure for his upcoming “California Jobs First Economic Blueprint,” which will be released in full early next year.

The cast delighted fans for several weeks as they took to the streets of Barry, as well as appearing on the seafront at Barry Island to film the upcoming special.

From BBC

DESI's expanded results released today are consistent with the experiment's earlier preference for an evolving dark energy, adding to the anticipation of the upcoming analysis.

Reporters in the fuller-than-normal news conference — attendance that signaled an upcoming marquee “Monday Night Football” matchup with the Baltimore Ravens — raised eyebrows at the bold statement.

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More About Upcoming

What does upcoming mean?

Upcoming is used to describe something that is scheduled or expected to happen or to be presented or released in the near future. A close synonym is forthcoming.

Upcoming is most often used to describe events that will happen soon, like a wedding or an election, or things that will be released soon, such as an album, movie, or new product.

The term typically implies that the event will happen or the thing will arrive relatively soon, such as within a few weeks or months or within a year or so. The farther away something is, the less likely you’d be to describe it as upcoming. You also probably wouldn’t use the word for something happening tomorrow.

Upcoming should not be confused with the similar-sounding term up-and-coming, which means successful and likely to become more successful.

Example: There is a lot of buzz around the up-and-coming band’s upcoming album that will be released in the spring.

Where does upcoming come from?

The word upcoming has been used since the 1300s, but its use as an adjective isn’t recorded until the 1800s. It is simply a combination of the words up and coming.

Things that are upcoming are coming up. An upcoming election is the one happening next or within a relatively short amount of time. The similar phrase coming soon is often associated with upcoming forms of media or entertainment, such as movies, books, and musical albums.

The word upcoming is typically reserved for things that you know (or are fairly certain) will happen. You probably wouldn’t describe a future event as upcoming if it were purely hypothetical or very tentative (unless you were promoting the Fyre Festival).

Describing something as upcoming often (but not always) implies some level of anticipation about it—meaning people are looking forward to it in some way. The similar term impending means about the same thing as upcoming, but it’s usually applied to more neutral or negative situations, as in impending doom.

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Upcoming is often used positively in reference to things that people are looking forward to.

 

 

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Is upcoming used correctly in the following sentence?

Her upcoming book was released last year.

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