- upcoming
- UK [ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ] / US
adjective mainly American
a) an upcoming event will happen soon
the upcoming elections
b) an upcoming book, record, or film will soon be available to buy or see
English dictionary. 2014.
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upcoming — UK US /ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ► happening soon: »Check the website for a calendar of upcoming events. »The company s upcoming flotation on the stock market illustrates the good health of the technology sector … Financial and business terms
upcoming — as an alternative to forthcoming, is recorded in AmE from the 1950s and is beginning to appear in British usage: • He told last week of the spectator who telephoned Selhurst Park to enquire about Wimbledon s upcoming game Spectator, 1996 … Modern English usage
upcoming — index forthcoming, future, immediate (imminent), imminent, instant, pending (imminent), prospective … Law dictionary
upcoming — c.1300, action of coming up, from UP (Cf. up) + coming (see COME (Cf. come)). Adj. sense of forthcoming first attested 1954 … Etymology dictionary
upcoming — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ forthcoming … English terms dictionary
upcoming — [up′kum΄iŋ, up kum′iŋ] adj. coming soon; forthcoming … English World dictionary
upcoming — up|com|ing [ ʌp,kʌmıŋ ] adjective an upcoming event will happen soon: the upcoming elections a. an upcoming book, record, or movie will soon be available to buy or see … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upcoming — [[t]ʌ̱pkʌmɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Upcoming events will happen in the near future. ...the upcoming Asian Games in Peking... We ll face a tough fight in the upcoming election … English dictionary
upcoming — /up kum ing/, adj. coming up; about to take place, appear, or be presented: the upcoming spring fashions. [1300 50; ME; see UP , COMING] Syn. impending, prospective, imminent, looming. * * * … Universalium
upcoming — adjective Happening or appearing in the relatively near future. We are ready for whatever is upcoming. See Also: come up, oncoming, forthcoming … Wiktionary
