coming

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Approaching]

Syn. advancing, drawing near, impending, next, forthcoming, upcoming, near, nearing, in the offing, arriving, oncoming, incoming, progressing, gaining on, closing, in, pursuing, running after, getting near, catching up, near at hand, close at hand, almost on one, converging, immediate, future, in view, imminent, preparing, to come, following, instant, predestined, eventual, fated, written, hereafter, at hand, in store, due, about to happen, looked for, hoped for, deserving, owed, close, in prospect, prospective, anticipated, subsequent, certain, ordained, to be, expected, en route, pending, looming, threatening, foreseen, lying ahead, at one's back*, on the horizon*, in the wind*; see also approaching , expected 2 , future , imminent .

Ant. going, distant*, past.

2. [Having a promising future]

Syn. promising, up-and-coming, marked, full of promise, on the way to fame, on the way to success, aspiring, progressing, improving one's position, advancing, in the ascendant, likely, probable, giving grounds for expectations, brilliant, hopeful, auspicious, encouraging, making strides, on the way up; see also able 1 , 2 , ambitious 1 .

Ant. unpromising, hopeless*, discouraging.

n.

Syn. approach, arrival, advent, reception; see arrival 1 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

advent, arrival, emergence, nearing, approach, forthcoming.

II

a.

approaching, advancing, forthcoming, nearing, impending, imminient, next, at hand, anticipated, on the horizon, in the offing.

ANT.: distant, retreating, far-off

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. In the relatively near future: approaching, forthcoming, upcoming. See NEAR. 2. Being or occurring in the time ahead: future, later, subsequent. See PRECEDE, TIME. 3. Occurring right after another: following, next. See PRECEDE, TIME. 4. Showing great promise: promising, up-and-coming. Idiom: on the way up. See INCREASE. II noun 1. The act of arriving: advent, appearance, arrival. See START. 2. The act or fact of coming near: approach, convergence, imminence, nearness. See APPROACH.