coming

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the act of drawing spatially closer to something
    arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
    the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
    the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
  • Adjective:
    of the relatively near future
    yet to come

Word Origin

coming (n.)
late 13c., verbal noun from come (v.). From mid-15c. as a past participle adjective.

Example

1. Does he know I 'm coming ?
2. A big change is now coming .
3. More rain is forecast in the coming days .
4. He saw the internet missile coming of course .
5. In the coming year , however , a different dynamic may take hold .

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