this coming
idiom
: the one that is next
—used with a period of time
She'll return this coming Friday.
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The fifth episode is scheduled to air this coming Sunday, with four episodes left to air in the season.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Sociologist Erving Goffman saw this coming decades ago.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
One&Only Moonlight Basin, Montana Big Sky, Montana, will welcome America’s first One&Only resort this coming fall.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
The soonest venue availability was February 22, this coming Saturday, at the Jacobs Music Center.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
Sociologist Erving Goffman saw this coming decades ago.
—Dale Whelehan, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
One&Only Moonlight Basin, Montana Big Sky, Montana, will welcome America’s first One&Only resort this coming fall.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
The soonest venue availability was February 22, this coming Saturday, at the Jacobs Music Center.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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“This coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20coming. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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