Transcription
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- [uhp and kuhm-ing]
- /ʌp ænd ˈkʌm ɪŋ/
- /ʌp ənd ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Up-and-coming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
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