1
: immediately due in sequence or development
in the coming year
2
: gaining importance
the coming trend
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.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
With September finally here, the yellow, orange and red hues of fall foliage will soon make an appearance, signalling the coming of the autumn and trees preserving their energy each year.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Two California refineries are set to shut down in the coming months, with Phillips 66 scheduled to close its Los Angeles refinery by October and Valero closing its Benicia refinery by April 2026.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
It simply wasn’t supposed to be this way for a player said to be the second coming of Derek Jeter.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
With September finally here, the yellow, orange and red hues of fall foliage will soon make an appearance, signalling the coming of the autumn and trees preserving their energy each year.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Additional melting is expected in the coming years, NASA said, particularly now that the ice has detached from Prow Knob and is thus less stable.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Two California refineries are set to shut down in the coming months, with Phillips 66 scheduled to close its Los Angeles refinery by October and Valero closing its Benicia refinery by April 2026.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coming. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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