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coming up on

VERB

happen upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump into come across

WEAK

chance encounter meet

Example Sentences

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Scammers can call you from some faraway location and make the number coming up on your phone appear to be your bank’s headquarters in the city where you live.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"He really wanted me to do this challenge which is coming up on Friday," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

"What an incredible player for such a young age, it's incredible to see these kids coming up on tour," she said.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Drafted in 2020, he’s coming up on the final season of his three-year entry-level contract, and will likely soon be paid much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

Adding, we find that the probability of a 4 coming up on two of the three dice is W21S, which is the fraction of the time you’ll win $2.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos