coming

com-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An arrival or approach.

  2. 2.

    Approaching in time; about to happen.

  3. 3.

    The action of arriving.

  4. 4.

    Likely to be successful or important.

Forms

plural: comings

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    comings and goings — movements in and out
  • •
    up and coming — promising; rising
  • •
    coming of age — reaching maturity
  • •
    second coming — the prophesied return of Christ
  • •
    coming soon — arriving in the near future

Related words

Antonyms: departure, going
See also: approaching, arrival, came, come
Synonyms: advent, approach, arrival

Etymology

From Old English "cuman" meaning to come, with the present participle suffix "-ing."