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coming¹

  • /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
  • /ˈkʊmɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England
  • /ˈkʊmɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Sounds like cumming · Rhymes with -ʌmɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English cominge, comynge, comande, from Old English cumende, from Proto-Germanic *kwemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -ing (present participle ending). Cognate with Dutch komend (“coming”), German kommend (“coming”), Swedish kommande (“coming”), Icelandic komandi (“coming”).

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of come

interjection

  1. Used to express that one is on the way. — FBI! Open up!

coming²

  • /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
  • /ˈkʊmɪŋ/ Midlands, Northern England
  • /ˈkʊmɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Sounds like cumming · Rhymes with -ʌmɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English coming, commyng, cumming, equivalent to come + -ing (gerundive ending).

noun comings

  1. The act of arriving; an arrival. The coming of a season.

adjective

  1. not comparable Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next. We expect great things from you this coming year.

    Similar: unborn

  2. not comparable Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement. Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
  3. not comparable, obsolete Ready to come; complaisant; fond. How coming to the poet every muse!

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: advent, approaching, approach, forthcoming, upcoming, future, climax, orgasm, future day, sexual climax, incoming, arrival, comin, oncoming, arrive, inbound

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Español(ya/ahí) voy

noun act of arriving; an arrival

Españolvenida
日本語来臨 rairin
中文來臨 /来临 láilín
हिन्दीआगमन āgman
Portuguêsvinda
Françaisvenue, arrivée
DeutschAufkommen, Kommen
Italianoarrivo
Ελληνικάερχομός erchomós
Русскийнаступле́ние nastuplénije, прихо́д prixód
العربيةإتْيَان ʔityān, أَتْي ʔaty, مَجِيء majīʔ

adj approaching; of the near future

Españolviniente, venidero, venturo, veniente, adveniente, que viene
Portuguêsventuro, vindouro
العربيةقَادِمٌ qādimun

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@misc{coming_2026,
  title = {coming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}