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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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Wholesale prices rose faster than expected in April, coming on the heels of Tuesday’s hot consumer price index report.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"I said: 'I'm coming on, who's coming off?' He said: 'I don't know. Got no idea what's going on.'"

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Now after Peter’s death in 2019, the St. Helena, Calif., retreat the couple built together is coming on the market for $13 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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 winter coming on, that could mean much and more.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin