oncoming

[ on-kuhm-ing, awn- ]
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adjective

  1. approaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season.

  2. emerging: the oncoming generation of leaders.

noun

  1. approach; onset: the oncoming of winter.

Origin of oncoming

1
1835–45; on + coming, after verb phrase come on

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British Dictionary definitions for oncoming

oncoming

/ (ˈɒnˌkʌmɪŋ) /

adjective

  1. coming nearer in space or time; approaching

noun

  1. the approach or onset: the oncoming of winter

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