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upcominghappening or appearing in the near future; forthcoming

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: happening or appearing in the near future; forthcoming

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 다가오는, 곧 있을

Korean pronunciation: **업**커밍

Example Sentences

  • I'm pretending to be sick to avoid the upcoming family reunion.
  • The upcoming software update will fix the bug that makes your phone randomly play circus music.
  • Please prepare for the upcoming quarterly review meeting.

upcoming

ADJECTIVE

//ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ//

happening or appearing in the near future; forthcoming

upcoming concept
💡 Concept

Movie fans eagerly gather for the upcoming premiere showing

upcoming rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The upcoming future is becoming welcoming!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixup--
Rootcome
Suffix--ing

Origin

up(위로) + come(오다) + -ing(진행형)의 합성어로, '위로 올라오는' 즉 '다가오는'의 의미를 갖게 되었습니다. 시간적으로 미래에서 현재로 '올라오는' 이미지입니다.

🎵Rhyme

becomingwelcomingnumbing
becoming
welcoming
numbing

🔗Collocations

upcoming election
upcoming event
upcoming exam
upcoming season
upcoming meeting
upcoming deadline

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I'm pretending to be sick to avoid the upcoming family reunion.

😄 Fun example

The upcoming software update will fix the bug that makes your phone randomly play circus music.

Please prepare for the upcoming quarterly review meeting.

The upcoming holiday season will be busier than usual.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

forthcomingapproachingimminentimpendingfuture

Antonyms

pastpreviousbygone

Related

comingnextscheduledpendinganticipated

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