coming

adj.

1. Approaching; forthcoming; next: the coming season; a coming report on arms limitation.
2. Showing promise of fame or success.

n.
Arrival; advent: the coming of spring.

adjective

1. In the relatively near future: approaching, forthcoming, upcoming. See near/far/distance.
2. Being or occurring in the time ahead: future, later, subsequent. See precede/follow, time.
3. Occurring right after another: following, next. See precede/follow, time.
4. Showing great promise: promising, up-and-coming. Idioms: on the way up. See increase/decrease.

noun

1. The act of arriving: advent, appearance, arrival. See start/end.
2. The act or fact of coming near: approach, convergence, imminence, nearness. See approach/retreat.

Idioms beginning with coming:
coming and going, have someone
coming out of one's ears
comings and goings

See also get what's coming to one; have another guess coming; have it coming; where one is coming from. Also see under come.

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n

Definition: arrival
Antonyms: departing, departure, exit, going, leaving

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IN BRIEF: Arrival that has been awaited. Also: The act of drawing closer to something.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Common misspelling(s) of coming

• comming

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremtidig, udgående
n. - komme

idioms:

• comings and goings    kommen og gåen, beskæftigelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
(aan)komend, (op) komst

Français (French)
adj. - qui vient, qui approche
n. - venue, arrivée, approche, avènement

idioms:

• comings and goings    allers et venues

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kommen, Ankunft
adj. - kommend, nächst

idioms:

• comings and goings    das Kommen und Gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ερχομός, άφιξη, έλευση
adj. - επερχόμενος, προσεχής, επόμενος

idioms:

• comings and goings    σούρτα φέρτα, έντονη δραστηριότητα

Italiano (Italian)
avvento, venturo

idioms:

• comings and goings    andirivieni

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chegada (f)
adj. - vindouro, promissor (coloq.)

idioms:

• comings and goings    vaivém (m)

Русский (Russian)
пришествие, появление, приходящий

idioms:

• comings and goings    туда-сюда, поток приезжающих и уезжающих

Español (Spanish)
adj. - próximo, venidero, prometedor
n. - venida, llegada, advenimiento

idioms:

• comings and goings    idas y venidas, ajetreo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ankomst
adj. - kommande, lovande, framtids-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
就要来的, 大有前途的, 将来的, 来临

idioms:

• comings and goings    来来往往

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 就要來的, 大有前途的, 將來的
n. - 來臨

idioms:

• comings and goings    來來往往

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다가오는, 신진의
n. - 도래, 그리스도의 재림

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 来たるべき, 前途有望な, 新進の
n. - 到着, 接近

idioms:

• coming into effect    発効
• coming up roses    成功する
• comings and goings    行ったり来たり, できごと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قدوم, مجي, وصول (صفه) مقبل, قادم, آت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבטיח, מצליח, הבא‬
n. - ‮הופעה, ביאה, התקרבות‬

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