Standard Lemma guide

upcoming

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • We are ready for whatever is upcoming.
  • The Federal budget lays out government spending for the upcoming budget year.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Eggcorn of up-and-coming.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of coming up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Comeuppance; deserts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The activity of to upcome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of upcome

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

of the relatively near future

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the approaching election
  • this coming Thursday
  • the forthcoming holidays
  • the upcoming spring fashions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From up + coming.

From upcome + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առաջիկա (aṙaǰika) — of the relatively near future
  • Bulgarian: настъпващ (nastǎpvašt) — of the relatively near future
  • Bulgarian: предстоящ (predstojašt) — of the relatively near future
  • Czech: nadcházející — of the relatively near future
  • Esperanto: venonta — of the relatively near future
  • Finnish: tuleva — of the relatively near future
  • French: à venir — of the relatively near future
  • French: prochain — of the relatively near future
  • Galician: vindeiro — of the relatively near future
  • Galician: próximo — of the relatively near future
  • German: kommend — of the relatively near future
  • Greek: επέρχομαι (epérchomai) — of the relatively near future
  • Indonesian: segera — of the relatively near future
  • Italian: prossimo — of the relatively near future
  • Italian: imminente — of the relatively near future
  • Eastern Mari: лишыл (ĺišyl) — of the relatively near future
  • Polish: nadchodzący — of the relatively near future
  • Portuguese: próximo — of the relatively near future
  • Portuguese: seguinte — of the relatively near future
  • Portuguese: a seguir — of the relatively near future
  • Russian: предстоя́щий (predstojáščij) — of the relatively near future
  • Russian: наступа́ющий (nastupájuščij) — of the relatively near future
  • Serbo-Croatian: nadolazeći — of the relatively near future
  • Spanish: venidero — of the relatively near future
  • Spanish: venturo — of the relatively near future
  • Swedish: kommande — of the relatively near future
  • Turkish: gelecek olan — of the relatively near future
  • Turkish: gelen — of the relatively near future
  • Turkish: olmak üzere olan — of the relatively near future
  • Turkish: yaklaşan — of the relatively near future