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coming on

VERB

advance, progress

Synonyms

WEAK

develop gain improve increase make headway proceed

Antonyms

WEAK

decline depart deteriorate exit fall go leave reduce retreat worsen

VERB

appear, enter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin come across take place

WEAK

come into come upon encounter meet pass in set foot in

Antonyms

WEAK

decline depart deteriorate exit fall go leave reduce retreat worsen

Example Sentences

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Increases tied to oil prices are coming on top of those for materials such as lumber and copper that have climbed for reasons other than war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The restructuring is flanked by a drive to find 200 million euros of annual savings over two years, coming on top of a previous squeeze of 300 million.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Their two best players sustained regular-season ending injuries, with news of Luka Doncic’s hamstring injury and Austin Reaves’ oblique strain coming on consecutive days after the loss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

With the raw certainty of a medium reaching into the future — or perhaps more accurately, someone feeling a fever coming on — Sam has been anticipating Mary’s arrival.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

There was a figure moving about on the terrace, and lights were coming on in the drawing room.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan