Upcoming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of the relatively near future

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌpkˈʌmɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌpkˈʌmɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌpkˈʌmɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌpkˈʌmɪŋ/.

Examples

the approaching election
this coming Thursday
the forthcoming holidays

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forthcoming approaching coming

Parts of Speech

adjective

of the relatively near future

“the approaching election”

Word Forms

forthcomingness

noun

the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bevorstehende

der relativ nahen Zukunft

🇫🇷French

prochain

du futur relativement proche

🇪🇸Spanish

🇮🇹Italian

imminente

del futuro relativamente prossimo

🇳🇱Dutch

aanstaande

van de relatief nabije toekomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

por vir

de um futuro relativamente próximo

🇷🇺Russian

предстоящий

относительно недалекого будущего

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगामी

अपेक्षाकृत निकट भविष्य का

🇧🇩Bengali

আসন্ন

তুলনামূলকভাবে নিকট ভবিষ্যতের

🇮🇳Tamil

வரவிருக்கும்

ஒப்பீட்டளவில் எதிர்காலத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

రాబోయే

సాపేక్షంగా సమీప భవిష్యత్తులో

🇮🇳Marathi

आगामी

तुलनेने नजीकच्या भविष्यातील

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગામી

પ્રમાણમાં નજીકના ભવિષ્યની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಬರುವ

ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಮುಂದಿನ ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വരാനിരിക്കുന്ന

താരതമ്യേന സമീപഭാവിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਗਾਮੀ

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

آنے والا

نسبتاً مستقبل قریب کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

即将到来

相对不久的将来

🇯🇵Japanese

今後の

比較的近い将来の

🇰🇷Korean

다가오는

비교적 가까운 미래의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sắp tới

của tương lai tương đối gần

🇹🇭Thai

ที่กำลังจะมาถึง

ในอนาคตอันใกล้นี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendatang

dalam waktu yang relatif dekat

🇵🇭Filipino

paparating

ng medyo malapit na hinaharap

🇲🇾Malay

akan datang

masa depan yang agak dekat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القادمة

في المستقبل القريب نسبيا

🇮🇷Persian

آینده

در آینده نسبتا نزدیک

🇹🇷Turkish

yaklaşan

nispeten yakın gelecekte

🇮🇱Hebrew

בקרוב

של העתיד הקרוב יחסית

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