up-and-coming

up-and-com·ing

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhp and kuhm-ing]
- /ʌp ænd ˈkʌm ɪŋ/
- /ʌp ənd ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp and kuhm-ing]
- /ʌp ænd ˈkʌm ɪŋ/

Definitions of up-and-coming word

adjective up-and-coming likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive. 1
adjective up-and-coming Up-and-coming people are likely to be successful in the future. 0
adjective up-and-coming promising continued or future success; enterprising 0
adjective up-and-coming enterprising, alert, and promising 0
adjective up-and-coming gaining in importance or status 0
adjective up-and-coming (Idiomatic) emerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim. 0

See all 6 definitions of up-and-coming

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Origin of up-and-coming

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Up-and-coming

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Up-and-coming

up-and-coming popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for up-and-coming

adj up-and-coming

avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
forward-looking — planning for or anticipating possible future events, conditions, etc.; progressive.
go-ahead — permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
go-getting — an enterprising, aggressive person.
go-go — ALPS

adjective up-and-coming

conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
emergent — An emergent property.
emerging — Becoming prominent; newly formed; emergent; rising.
enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.

All 22 Synonyms of up-and-coming