upcoming
nounEtymology From up + coming.
1
The act of coming up.
2
Comeuppance; deserts.
upcoming
adjEtymology From up + coming.
1
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.
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- Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%, but criteria for an upcoming round of road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said.2025 April 21, Jeff McMurray, “Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders”, in AP News:
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Eggcorn of up-and-coming.
- The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley.1967 August, “U.S. Karate Championships”, in Black Belt, Active Interest Media, →ISSN, page 51:
- Related terms
- come up, forthcoming, next, oncoming, up-and-coming