this coming

idiom

: the one that is next

—used with a period of time

She'll return this coming Friday.

Examples of this coming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The biggest source of revenue comes from the state, which accounts for just over 30 percent of county income, or $2.6 billion this coming year — up slightly from the just under $2.5 billion the county got from the state this year. —

Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024 America wondered how their parents didn’t see this coming. —

Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 Leo will be celebrating his first birthday this coming weekend. —

Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024 Your Seven Handy Ways To Use Generative AI For Valentine’s Day Preparations Valentine’s Day is this coming Wednesday, February 14. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 Rumors have swirled all summer that James is unhappy with Cleveland’s owner and is looking to leave the Cavaliers when his current contract runs out after this coming season. —

George Richards, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 That means this coming summer should be a record warm summer, globally. —

Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024 Your family members might be spending their time after dinner on Thanksgiving sifting through circulars in search of deals this coming Black Friday. —

Ron Hart, SPIN, 22 Nov. 2023 Talking on the phone hours later, Abrams at times sounds overwhelmed by the news, even when others (including that clairvoyant fan in Denver) could have seen this coming. —

Waiss Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023

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