upcoming

English

Etymology 1

up +‎ coming

Adjective

upcoming (not comparable)

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.
Eggcorn of up-and-coming.
- 1967 August, “U.S. Karate Championships”, in Black Belt, Active Interest Media, →ISSN, page 51:
  The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley.

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Translations

of the relatively near future

Armenian: առաջիկա (hy) (aṙaǰika)
Bulgarian: настъпващ (bg) (nastǎpvašt), предстоящ (bg) (predstojašt)
Czech: nadcházející (cs)
Esperanto: venonta
Finnish: tuleva (fi)
French: à venir (fr), prochain (fr)
Galician: vindeiro m, próximo (gl)
German: kommend (de)
Greek: επέρχομαι (el) (epérchomai)
Indonesian: segera (id)
Italian: prossimo (it), imminente (it)
Portuguese: próximo (pt) m, seguinte (pt) m or f, a seguir (pt) m or f
Russian: предстоя́щий (ru) (predstojáščij), наступа́ющий (ru) (nastupájuščij)
Spanish: próximo (es), venidero (es)
Swedish: kommande (sv)
Turkish: gelecek olan, gelen (tr), olmak üzere olan, yaklaşan

Noun

upcoming (plural upcomings)

The act of coming up.
comeuppance; deserts

Etymology 2

upcome +‎ -ing

Noun

upcoming (plural upcomings)

The activity of to upcome

Adjective

upcoming (comparative more upcoming, superlative most upcoming)

Pertaining to to upcome

Verb

upcoming

present participle of upcome

See also

Anagrams

coming up

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