coming

Examples

• All

• Things had changed with the coming of the Americans, and yet they also stayed the same.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The Eve of the second coming approaches.

  Fear No Evil (1981)

• Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the coming of the Lord

  Battle Hymn (1957)

• Through night hours of the darkened earth, we, your people, watch for the coming of your promised son.

  Rampage (1987)

• And now with the coming of the storm came the first signs that ourwait was over.

  Animal Farm (1999)

• Prophecy has foretold the coming of strangers from another world.

  John Dies at the End (2013)

• The village dependent on water power was betrayed by the coming of the railways, which bypassed it.

  Academic text (1999)

• Sue-ling felt very strongly that the coming of the Turtles had been a blessing for the human race.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Starlings gathered with the coming of fall to gossip and to migrate.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The community eagerly anticipated the coming of the annual festival, which brought everyone together.

Synonyms

A

arrival

vscoming

333 1.0

Coming to a place, often at the end of a journey

is more general, covering both the nearing process and the final result

A

advent

vscoming

41 5.4

The arrival of an important person or event that people have waited for

is broader and can mean ordinary or unremarked nearing

A

approach

vscoming

19 3.0

The coming nearer of a time, for example a deadline

covers that temporal nearing but also includes people and physical events

A

approaching

vscoming

1 2.7

The coming closer in time or space

is broader, naming both that process and the final result

Antonyms

D

departure

• Formal

28 8.8

A polite way to say that someone has died

Idioms

H

to have it coming

• Informal

39 7.8

To deserve punishment because of your actions

A

another think coming

• Informal

5 9.9

A warning that someone is wrong and will soon find out

L

long in coming

4 6.9

Happening after a long delay

H

to have another think coming

• Informal

1 9.8

To be wrong about something and later be forced to change your mind

G

to get what's coming to someone

• Informal

6.7

To receive punishment or bad results for doing wrong

Compounds

U

up-and-coming

38 4.0

Likely to become successful or popular soon

S

Second Coming

33 7.4

The return of Jesus Christ to earth to judge people at the end of the world

C

coming of age

22 4.1

The time when a young person becomes an adult and starts adult life

C

coming-out party

10 6.8

A celebration when someone tells friends and family about their sexual orientation or gender identity

C

coming attraction

9 3.2

A short film that shows parts of a movie coming soon

C

coming together

5 3.5

A time when people or groups join to work together

S

Second Coming of Christ

5 6.8

Christians believe Jesus will return to earth to judge people

C

coming into court

• Formal

3 8.3

A formal appearance in court for a hearing

U

up-and-coming artist

2 3.5

A person who makes art and is likely to become successful soon

How Soon

imminence

• Formal

2 7.0

coming

145 1.0

future

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology