Meanings
upcoming1
- not comparableHappening or appearing in the relatively near future.
We are ready for whatever is upcoming.
2 more examples
The Federal budget lays out government spending for the upcoming budget year.
Federal transportation officials once heralded road diets for cutting crashes by 19% to 47%, but criteria for an upcoming round of road safety grants say projects aimed at “reducing lane capacity” should be considered “less favorably,” the administration said.
2025 April 21, Jeff McMurray, “Trump’s transportation officials buck a long-held practice of using ‘road diets’ to slow speeders”, in AP News - not comparableEggcorn of up-and-coming.
The finals for the men's black belt championship saw Moon, an old pro, face an upcoming young rookie, Johnny Wooley.
1967 August, “U.S. Karate Championships”, in Black Belt, Active Interest Media, →ISSN, page 51
upcoming2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upcome
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof the relatively near future
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian настъпващ, предстоящ
- настъпващ (nastăpvašt)of the relatively near future
- предстоящ (predstojašt)of the relatively near future
Czech nadcházející
- nadcházejícíof the relatively near future
Esperanto venonta
- venontaof the relatively near future
Finnish tuleva
- tulevaof the relatively near future
French à venir, prochain
- à venirof the relatively near future
- prochainof the relatively near future
German kommend
- kommendof the relatively near future
Greek επέρχομαι
- επέρχομαι (epérchomai)of the relatively near future
Indonesian segera
- segeraof the relatively near future
Italian prossimo, imminente
- prossimoof the relatively near future
- imminenteof the relatively near future
Polish nadchodzący
- nadchodzącyof the relatively near future
Portuguese próximo, seguinte
- próximoof the relatively near future
- seguinteof the relatively near future
- a seguirof the relatively near future
Russian предстоя́щий, наступа́ющий
- предстоя́щий (predstojáščij)of the relatively near future
- наступа́ющий (nastupájuščij)of the relatively near future
Swedish kommande
- kommandeof the relatively near future
Turkish gelecek olan, gelen
- gelecek olanof the relatively near future
- gelenof the relatively near future
- olmak üzere olanof the relatively near future
- yaklaşanof the relatively near future
Cite this entry
upcoming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcoming
“upcoming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcoming. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upcoming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upcoming.
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