up-and-coming

Examples

• All

• Now it's time to give some well-deserved credit to the most impressive up-and-coming players of the year:

  Blog text (1)

• As an up-and-coming chef, she is gaining recognition for her innovative recipes.

• So is there a new wave up and coming that you that you see?

• You know, there was room for this new up and coming, you know, wave of British metal.

• Please go check out their up and coming events now and book yourself night to remember.

• Speaking of, if you could give any advice to any up and coming young black actors, what would your advice be?

• We set an example for the up and coming generation of Chef.

  Harvard University

• So any advice for up and coming musicians?

  Rock Dog (2016)

• Our story begins, as these stories often do, with a young, up-and-coming politician.

  V for Vendetta (2006)

• Langwiser was a young up-and-coming lawyer in the DA's office.

  Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

P

promising

vsup-and-coming

203 3.1

Showing signs of future success

is more certain to become popular or successful soon

N

nascent

vsup-and-coming

• Formal

16 8.1

Beginning to exist and showing signs of future growth

is nearer to becoming successful soon rather than only beginning

E

emergent

vsup-and-coming

5 6.4

Starting to appear or become important

is expected to reach prominence soon rather than only forming

E

emerging

vsup-and-coming

3 4.1

Starting to appear and become important

is likely to become popular or successful soon beyond mere appearance

B

budding

vsup-and-coming

3 4.1

Beginning to show promise in a job or activity

is more broadly likely to gain public success rather than local growth

R

rising

vsup-and-coming

3.7

Becoming more important or successful, often about people

is expected to gain prominence soon rather than already advancing

Antonyms

U

unpromising

3 4.5

Not likely to succeed or be enjoyable

How Promising

up-and-coming

30 4.0

promising

203 3.1

emerging

3 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology