coming

noun
/ˈkʌmɪŋ/

The act of arriving; an arrival.

Example

“The/this Sunday coming / coming Sunday.”

Synonyms

approach
approaching

Example sentences

“He will get what is coming to him!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I heard shots coming from inside the building.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I saw that coming a mile away.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "coming".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “coming” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.