coming
coming Lexical Profile
coming Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Approaching or about to happen, arrive, or take place in the near future.
"The project team plans to finalize the budget during the coming week."
Justly deserved or merited as a consequence of one's actions (used predicatively, especially in 'have it coming').
"After months of neglecting his responsibilities, he knew he had the reprimand coming."
Showing great promise or potential to achieve prominence and success.
"Critics hailed the young violinist as a coming star in the classical music world."
• noun
An arrival, approach, or advent, especially of a notable person, season, or historical event.
"The sudden drop in temperature signaled the coming of winter."
• Rhymes for coming
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English comynge, formed from the verb come (from Old English cuman, of Proto-Germanic origin) and the participial and verbal noun suffix -ing.