coming up

A form of come up — To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of come up

    Breakfast is coming right up, as soon as the toast is done.

    2 more examples

    Coming up on the left is a historical building worth noting.

    The conference is coming up soon and she hasn't finished preparing her presentation for it yet.

Cite this entry
APA

coming up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coming%20up

MLA

“coming up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coming%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coming up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coming%20up.

Source: coming up on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.