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coming

American  
[kuhm-ing] / ˈkʌm ɪŋ /

noun

  1. approach; arrival; advent.

    His coming here was a mistake.

adjective

  1. following or impending; next; approaching.

    the coming year.

  2. promising future fame or success.

    a coming actor.
coming British  
/ ˈkʌmɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) (of time, events, etc) approaching or next

    this coming Thursday

  2. promising (esp in the phrase up and coming )

  3. of future importance

    this is the coming thing

  4. informal an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served

  5. informal to deserve what one is about to suffer

  6. to be totally confused

"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

noun

  1. arrival or approach

  2. (often capital) Christianity the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming

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Etymology

Origin of coming

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; come, -ing 1 ( def. ), -ing 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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If workers get the green light for a couple of extra days working from home, in all likelihood it would be coming from their immediate managers instead of the company’s top leaders.

From MarketWatch

“You have to keep coming back. So, I received the grace of being rejected, the grace of being despised, and the gift of saying: ‘Okay, now we’re going to start all over again.’”

From The Wall Street Journal

There are also concerns that Stamford Bridge is beginning to look dated, leaving Chelsea at risk of falling behind their rivals, particularly with new Premier League squad-cost ratio rules coming into force this summer.

From BBC

Sir Keir spoke of a coming "storm", which may well be "fierce".

From BBC

And as companies get better at collecting and analyzing personal data, they aren’t just gunning for the money coming out of your wallet — they’re controlling how much goes into it, too.

From MarketWatch

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