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Coming vs Heading - What's the difference?

coming | heading |

As verbs the difference between coming and heading

is that coming is while heading is .

As nouns the difference between coming and heading

is that coming is the act of arriving; an arrival while heading is the title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

As an adjective coming

is approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.

coming

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) present participle of

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of arriving; an arrival
    • Derived terms
    * second coming

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.
    • We expect great things from you this coming year.
    She will have two or three paintings in the coming exhibition.
  • * Byron
    • your coming days and years
  • Deserved.
    • When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming .
  • Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.
    • Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.
  • (obsolete) Ready to come; complaisant; fond.
    • (Alexander Pope)

    Derived terms

    * coming on * up-and-coming

    Anagrams

    * gnomic

    heading

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
  • (nautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
  • Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
  • (mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
  • (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
  • (masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
    • (Knight)

    Derived terms

    * subheading