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Coming or Upcoming - What's the difference?

coming | upcoming |

As adjectives the difference between coming and upcoming

is that coming is approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next while upcoming is happening or appearing in the relatively near future.

As a verb coming

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun coming

is the act of arriving; an arrival.

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

    upcoming

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.
    • We are ready for whatever is upcoming .
    The Federal budget lays out government spending for the upcoming budget year.

    Related terms

    * come up * oncoming * forthcoming

    Anagrams

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