upcoming
pronunciation
How to pronounce upcoming in British English:
UK [ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ]
How to pronounce upcoming in American English:
US [ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- of the relatively near future
Word Origin
- upcoming (adj.)
- 1848, "rising;" 1949, "forthcoming," from up (adv.) + coming (see come (v.)). It was a noun in Middle English, meaning "action of ascending" (mid-14c.), also "attack, onslaught" (c. 1300).
Example
- 1. Wall street 's upcoming first-quarter earnings season is also worth thinking about .
- 2. 13 - Kadima 's hopes for victory in the upcoming elections have been dashed .
- 3. The lone network news channel willing to cover the organization of the upcoming protests was fox news channel .
- 4. Fair enough banks are making oodles of cash from strong flows and a steep yield curve , and will probably muddle though the upcoming results season .
- 5. The new submission then appears on an " upcoming " stories web page .