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up·com·ing

   [uhp-kuhm-ing]
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 is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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upcoming (ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ)
 
—adj
coming soon; forthcoming

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upcoming
c.1300, "action of coming up," from up + coming (see come). Adj. sense of "forthcoming" first attested 1954.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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