coming
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
How often you will meet it
Rank 320 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 63,212 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.030% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something also: approach, approaching the hunter's approach scattered the geese
- arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) also: advent the advent of the computer
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time also: approach, approaching the approach of winter
- the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse also: orgasm, climax, sexual climax
adjective
- of the relatively near future also: approaching, forthcoming, upcoming the approaching electionthis coming Thursday
coming in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It is coming, Old Earth, it is coming tonight!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Lord Henry felt as if he could hear Basil Hallward’s heart beating, and wondered what was coming.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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No, it was certainly in that very room, coming in quicker time, and clearer notes, every moment.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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It was coming fast, and the boy sprang through the bushes and, followed by Mavis, flew down the road.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The Highlanders stalk by to the skirl of bagpipes with their contingent of tall boys, the coming sons of Alma Mater.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1