up and coming

A form of up-and-coming — Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.

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Meanings

adjectiveup and coming (comparative more up and coming, superlative most up and coming)

comparative more up and coming · superlative most up and coming

  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of up-and-coming.
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APA

up and coming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20and%20coming

MLA

“up and coming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20and%20coming. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up and coming,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20and%20coming.

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