coming attraction
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkʌmɪŋ əˈtrækʃən/
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avance
- During the preview event, the director introduced his film among the coming attractions that excited the fans.
- coming attraction previews
- miss the coming attraction
- see the coming attractions
Examples
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Preview of coming attractions.
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It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
Blog text (4) -
Twenty minutes of coming attractions.
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Members will receive emails describing coming attractions.
Blog text (10) -
Miss Keiner doesn't like to miss the coming attractions...
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Anticipation was running high for the coming attraction, Mazeppa.
Fiction book (1992) -
She found the weekly local newspaper and scanned the two ads for coming attractions.
Fiction book (1990) -
There was a Garbo picture and a newsreel and a Mickey Mouse and a Travelogue and a preview of coming attractions.
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Before the main feature, the cinema showed several coming attractions for upcoming films.
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The audience eagerly watched the coming attractions to see what movies would be released in the next month.
Synonyms
183
2.9
A short showing of a film or play before it opens
100
3.2
A short film showing scenes to advertise a new movie
Short clips from a new film shown to advertise it
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a show/film that will be shown soon' is directly and compositionally derived from 'coming' (expected soon) + 'attraction' (a show or public draw). This is a straightforward noun phrase pattern (an attraction that is coming) used widely in cinema contexts and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Coming attraction comes from early movie theaters. They showed short, exciting clips to bring people to films that were coming soon, and because an attraction was something that 'attracted' the audience, the phrase now means a movie or preview that will be shown soon.