upcoming

English

Etymology 1

From up +‎ coming.

Adjective

upcoming (not comparable)

1. 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.

2. 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.

Related terms

• come up
• forthcoming
• oncoming

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)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: лишыл (ĺišyl)

• Portuguese: próximo (pt) m, seguinte (pt) m or f, a seguir (pt) m or f
• Russian: предстоя́щий (ru) (predstojáščij), наступа́ющий (ru) (nastupájuščij)
• Serbo-Croatian: nadolazeći
• Spanish: próximo (es), venidero (es)
• Swedish: kommande (sv)
• Turkish: gelecek olan, gelen (tr), olmak üzere olan, yaklaşan

See also

• up-and-coming

Noun

upcoming (plural upcomings)

1. The act of coming up.
2. Comeuppance; deserts.

Etymology 2

From upcome +‎ -ing.

Noun

upcoming (plural upcomings)

1. The activity of to upcome.

Verb

upcoming

1. present participle and gerund of upcome

See also

• come
• coming
• downcoming
• up
• up-and-coming
• upcome
• upcomer
• upping

 

Anagrams

• coming up