1
: immediately due in sequence or development
in the coming year
2
: gaining importance
the coming trend
Synonyms
Examples of coming in a Sentence
Noun
the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started
Adjective
The company has many plans for the coming year.
An official announcement will be made in the coming days.
Recent Examples on the Web
Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The payoff to storylines whose importance the show had repeatedly asserted — Bran’s long journey to become the Three-Eyed Raven (which cost many characters their lives), the Night King and his growing armies, the coming of winter — was slim to nonexistent.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The series weighs as a poignant and quietly revolutionary coming of age love story.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
The soundtrack’s influences go from Jamaican to Hip-Hop, Funk to R&B, Salsa and so much more – the sounds that would naturally soundtrack the life of a 13-year-old coming of age in the famed borough.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
The Oscars will round out a fruitful award season for Stone, who is nominated in Sunday night's ceremony for her starring role in director Yorgos Lanthimos's offbeat coming of age comedy Poor Things.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
Rastafarians consider Selassie, who died in 1975, as the second coming of Jesus, a Black messiah.
—John Blake, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
If Purdy really is the second coming of Kirk Cousins, as Kyle Shanahan believes, then the Niners have every reason to be afraid of the hard-ball negotiations that will come their way.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
No Mein Kampf or Communist Manifesto announced its coming.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, the International Energy Agency revised its outlook for the year, predicting a slight supply deficit that could nudge up energy prices in coming months.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Wednesday’s presidential visit to Milwaukee was part of an all-hands-on-deck administration effort to promote Biden’s economic policies, as the president faces pressure to improve his poll numbers in coming months.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
The hike is expected to generate about $400 million in annual revenue in coming years, a nearly 20 percent increase for San Diego’s general fund that covers police, firefighting, parks, libraries and other crucial city services.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
With more activity in coming years, even destinations like Scotland and Michigan are making the aurora map.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Forecast in detail It’s been quite the springtime week and cherry blossoms are headed toward peak bloom in coming days.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday, while announcing agreement on shorter-term reductions in the Lower Basin that will protect flows at least through 2026, federal officials acknowledged the need for more negotiations between the states in coming months.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
The Guardians, who start on an 11-game trip, are expected to announce their decision on the opener in coming days.
—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Noun
The color scheme of the dial and metal evoke the falling leaves that signal autumn and the coming of winter.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The payoff to storylines whose importance the show had repeatedly asserted — Bran’s long journey to become the Three-Eyed Raven (which cost many characters their lives), the Night King and his growing armies, the coming of winter — was slim to nonexistent.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The series weighs as a poignant and quietly revolutionary coming of age love story.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
The soundtrack’s influences go from Jamaican to Hip-Hop, Funk to R&B, Salsa and so much more – the sounds that would naturally soundtrack the life of a 13-year-old coming of age in the famed borough.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
The Oscars will round out a fruitful award season for Stone, who is nominated in Sunday night's ceremony for her starring role in director Yorgos Lanthimos's offbeat coming of age comedy Poor Things.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
Rastafarians consider Selassie, who died in 1975, as the second coming of Jesus, a Black messiah.
—John Blake, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
If Purdy really is the second coming of Kirk Cousins, as Kyle Shanahan believes, then the Niners have every reason to be afraid of the hard-ball negotiations that will come their way.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
No Mein Kampf or Communist Manifesto announced its coming.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The board, which is stacked with allies including his son, Donald Trump Jr., and three former members of his administration, could also hold a secondary offering that would allow Trump to cash out some of his stake in coming months.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, the International Energy Agency revised its outlook for the year, predicting a slight supply deficit that could nudge up energy prices in coming months.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Wednesday’s presidential visit to Milwaukee was part of an all-hands-on-deck administration effort to promote Biden’s economic policies, as the president faces pressure to improve his poll numbers in coming months.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
The hike is expected to generate about $400 million in annual revenue in coming years, a nearly 20 percent increase for San Diego’s general fund that covers police, firefighting, parks, libraries and other crucial city services.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
With more activity in coming years, even destinations like Scotland and Michigan are making the aurora map.
—Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
Forecast in detail It’s been quite the springtime week and cherry blossoms are headed toward peak bloom in coming days.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday, while announcing agreement on shorter-term reductions in the Lower Basin that will protect flows at least through 2026, federal officials acknowledged the need for more negotiations between the states in coming months.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
The Guardians, who start on an 11-game trip, are expected to announce their decision on the opener in coming days.
—Tom Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
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