Coming meaning

What does “coming” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“coming” is a noun and adjective with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of drawing spatially closer to something.

coming

noun

  1. the act of drawing spatially closer to something

    “the hunter's approach scattered the geese”

  2. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

    “the advent of the computer”

    Synonymsadvent
  3. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

    “the approach of winter”

  4. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

adjective

  1. of the relatively near future

    “the approaching election”

    “this coming Thursday”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University