upcoming

upcoming — adjective

1. planned or expected to take place in the very near future, usually within days o

1.形容詞C1
釋義

planned or expected to take place in the very near future, usually within days or weeks — used especially for scheduled events, deadlines, and occasions that people are preparing for.

例句

Cyrus started saving money for his upcoming trip to Japan next spring.

collocation: upcoming + trip / event / election

The upcoming election has been the main topic of conversation in our village.

attributive use before a noun

同義詞
  • forthcoming

    more formal; often used in official announcements (a forthcoming report / a forthcoming album)

  • approaching

    broader in scope; can describe seasons, ages, or any passing time (the approaching winter)

  • impending

    carries a sense of urgency and often a negative tone (impending storm / impending crisis)

  • imminent

    suggests something will happen very soon, any moment now; more dramatic register

反義詞
  • previous

    the one before the current one (the previous meeting)

  • recent

    having happened a short time ago (recent events)

文法句型

upcoming + noun (event, deadline, election, etc.)

用法筆記

This adjective is almost always used before a noun (attributive position). It sounds unnatural in predicative position (❗ 'The meeting is upcoming' → prefer 'The meeting is coming up'). Unlike common adjectives, it cannot be modified by very (not ❗ 'very upcoming') and has no comparative or superlative form.

常見錯誤

❌I have an upcoming cold.
✅I think I am coming down with a cold.
💡upcoming is only used for planned or scheduled events, not for illnesses or natural processes.
❌The upcoming weather looks rainy.
✅The weather in the coming days looks rainy.
💡upcoming sounds odd for natural phenomena; use coming or approaching instead.