this coming
idiom
: the one that is next
—used with a period of time
She'll return this coming Friday.
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Purdy could return as early as this coming weekend when the 49ers take on the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Clemson will enter this coming Saturday's matchup with Troy outside the Top 25 rankings.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
No one saw this coming from him.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
EverPass also carries Peacock Sports Pass from Comcast/NBCUniversal, which brings commercial businesses access to NBC Sports’ offerings, which will include the NBA this coming fall.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Clemson will enter this coming Saturday's matchup with Troy outside the Top 25 rankings.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
No one saw this coming from him.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
EverPass also carries Peacock Sports Pass from Comcast/NBCUniversal, which brings commercial businesses access to NBC Sports’ offerings, which will include the NBA this coming fall.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for this coming
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“This coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20coming. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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