up coming

adjective

coming up; about to take place, appear, or be presented: the upcoming spring fashions.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see up-, coming

Synonyms
impending, prospective, imminent, looming.

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upcoming (ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ)

—*adj*
	coming soon; forthcoming

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Word Origin & History

upcoming

c.1300, "action of coming up," from up + coming (see come). Adj. sense of "forthcoming" first attested 1954.

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"The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!""

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