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–adjective
likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
[Origin: 1840–50, Americanism]

—Related forms
up-and-comer, noun
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ˌup-and-ˈcoming adjective
(of eg a person starting a career) progressing well
Example: an up-and-coming young doctor
Arabic: مُتَقَدِّم جَيِّدا في عَمَلِه
Chinese (Simplified): 进取
Chinese (Traditional): 進取
Czech: slibný, nadějný
Danish: lovende
Dutch: aankomend
Estonian: lootustandev
Finnish: lupaava
French: plein d'avenir
German: vielversprechend
Greek: ανερχόμενος
Hungarian: vállalkozó szellemű; nagy jövőjű
Icelandic: efnilegur, á uppleið
Italian: promettente
Japanese: 有望な
Latvian: daudzsološs
Lithuanian: kylantis
Norwegian: foretaksom, lovende
Polish: rzutki, obiecujący
Portuguese (Portugal): empreendedor
Russian: подающий надежды
Slovak: sľubný, nádejný
Slovenian: podjeten
Spanish: prometedor
Swedish: lovande
Turkish: geleceği parlak
See also: be up and about, be up to, upward, upward(s), uphill, upstairs, up, up to, up to date, upstream, "up and coming" in any language

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