COMING Definition & Meaning

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coming

[ kuhm-ing ]

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noun

approach; arrival; advent:
His coming here was a mistake.

adjective

following or impending; next; approaching:
the coming year.
promising future fame or success:
a coming actor.

coming

/ ˈ��ʌ��ɪŋ /

adjective

prenominal (of time, events, etc) approaching or next
this coming Thursday
promising (esp in the phrase up and coming )
of future importance
this is the coming thing
coming up! informal.
an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
have it coming to one informal.
to deserve what one is about to suffer
not know whether one is coming or going
to be totally confused

noun

arrival or approach
often capital Christianity the return of Christ in glory See also Second Coming

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of coming¹

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

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Idioms and Phrases

get what's coming to one
have another guess coming
have it coming
where one is coming from
come

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The White House on Thursday felt a bit like a building battening down for a coming storm.

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The Los Angeles museum had seen this coming.

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Postecoglou's future - and appointing a successor if a change is made - will be the most prominent issue for the Spurs hierarchy to resolve in the coming weeks.

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Much of the agency’s staff were placed on administration leave this week, coming weeks after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at the further “reduction of the federal bureaucracy.”

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Other imported foods found on the countertops in many US kitchens could suffer a similar fate, especially those coming from European Union nations, who will all be hit by a 20% tariff.

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