upcoming
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upcoming¹
Where it comes from
From up + coming.
adjective
- Happening or appearing in the relatively near future. We are ready for whatever is upcoming.
- Eggcorn of up-and-coming. The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley.
noun upcomings
- The act of coming up.
- Comeuppance; deserts.
upcoming²
Where it comes from
From upcome + -ing.
noun upcomings
- The activity of to upcome.
verb
- present participle and gerund of upcome
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forthcoming, future, approaching, coming, impending, imminent, imminence, subsequent, succeeding, following, near, proximate, expected, new, anticipated, prospective
Translations
Talk about this word "upcoming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upcoming. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. upcoming. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upcoming "upcoming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upcoming.Cite this
@misc{upcoming_2026,
title = {upcoming},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upcoming},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
