Coming Definition

kŭmĭng
adjective
Approaching; immediately next.
This coming Tuesday.
Webster's New World
Showing promise of being successful, popular, or important.
A coming young actor, the coming thing.
Webster's New World
The definition of coming is arriving or happening next, or having a lot of potential.
An example of coming used as an adjective is in the phrase "this coming Saturday," which means the next Saturday.
An example of coming used as an adjective is in the phrase "a coming model," which means a model who seems as though she will succeed in the business.
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When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming.
Wiktionary

Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.

Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
Wiktionary
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noun
An arrival or approach.
Webster's New World

The act of arriving; an arrival.

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Other Word Forms of Coming

Noun

Singular:
coming
Plural:
comings

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Coming

  • have (something) coming to one
  • where someone is coming from

Origin of Coming

  • From Middle English present participle of comen

    From Wiktionary

  • come +‎ -ing

    From Wiktionary

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