this coming
idiom
: the one that is next
—used with a period of time
She'll return this coming Friday.
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Yet Chelsea have the best fixtures of any side over the next four gameweeks, with the home game against Sunderland this coming weekend making the Brazilian certainly not a sell.
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Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Where the f— is this coming from?
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
And in this coming offseason, that might mean swinging a blockbuster trade for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The area's next chance for rain looks to arrive this coming weekend, as a potent weather system moves through the region.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
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Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Where the f— is this coming from?
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
And in this coming offseason, that might mean swinging a blockbuster trade for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The area's next chance for rain looks to arrive this coming weekend, as a potent weather system moves through the region.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for this coming
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“This coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20coming. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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