upcoming en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From up + coming.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.
The Federal budget lays out government spending for the upcoming budget year.
Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%, but criteria for an upcoming round of road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said.
2025 April 21, Jeff McMurray, “Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders”, in AP News:We are ready for whatever is upcoming.
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(not-comparable) Eggcorn of up-and-coming.
The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley.
1967 August, “U.S. Karate Championships”, in Black Belt, Active Interest Media, →ISSN, page 51:
Relateds
come up · next · oncoming · up-and-coming · forthcoming
Translations (28)
de kommend (of the relatively near future) · pt seguinte (of the relatively near future) · pl nadchodzący (of the relatively near future) · sv kommande (of the relatively near future) · fr à venir (of the relatively near future) · sh nadolazeći (of the relatively near future) · pt a seguir (of the relatively near future) · cs nadcházející (of the relatively near future) · id segera (of the relatively near future) · gl próximo (of the relatively near future) · bg предстоящ (of the relatively near future) · tr gelen (of the relatively near future) · hy առաջիկա (of the relatively near future) · it imminente (of the relatively near future) · fi tuleva (of the relatively near future) · mhr лишыл (of the relatively near future) · ru предстоя́щий (of the relatively near future) · pt próximo (of the relatively near future) · fr prochain (of the relatively near future) · bg настъпващ (of the relatively near future) · ru наступа́ющий (of the relatively near future) · gl vindeiro (of the relatively near future) · el επέρχομαι (of the relatively near future) · tr yaklaşan (of the relatively near future) · eo venonta (of the relatively near future) · tr olmak üzere olan (of the relatively near future) · it prossimo (of the relatively near future) · tr gelecek olan (of the relatively near future)