Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Occurring soon; forthcoming.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act or process of coming up; uprising.
Wiktionary
- adj. Happening or appearing in the relatively near future.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of the relatively near future
Etymologies
- up + coming (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Before diving in, a quick look at the macro economics picture will set the stage for what I call the upcoming "Finder's Economy".”
“Rick Perry during which he called the upcoming November elections”
“During the last two seasons the ratings have substantially decreased, and several critics were referring to the upcoming season as CSI's swan song.”
Ask Matt: Crime-Show Upheavals, Dancing and Killing and More!
“I hope they explore this more in upcoming episodes.”
“He talks about the relics we'll be seeing in upcoming episodes.”
“I hope Republicans don't take this as an opportunity to NOT GOVERN, so they can sit back and point fingers in upcoming elections.”
Senate Republicans highlight Franken's arrival in new Web video
“Good ... that just solidifies two very important groups, women and Hispanics, in upcoming elections.”
2 key Republican senators to oppose Sotomayor for high court
“The winner will also be the subject of conversation on ExtraLife Radio, The Instance, & AppSlappy in upcoming episodes.”
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“We're hoping to get our hands on one very soon, so look for this model in upcoming Blu-ray Ratings. —”
“The upside of signing players who are very good, yet not likely one-and-doners, is that it's easier to predict and therefore address needs in upcoming recruiting efforts.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘upcoming’.
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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digitaltempest's Words
provocation, dour, verizon, objective, caveat, diaspora, naked, sploosh, queen, goddess, odalisque, dementia and 78 more...
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Words I hate in poetry reviews
Cliches I have known . . .
upcoming, risky, edgy, takes risks, technical, long-awaited, epiphany, at the height of ..., great
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Words I hate
Horrible words, usually tasteless neologisms
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Yeuch and Ee-ew
Words I specially dislike
as, unbeknownst, ontological, cunt, objective, upcoming, zeitgeist
Tweets
Looking for tweets for upcoming.

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