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View definitions for coming on

coming on

verb as in advance, progress

verb as in appear, enter

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For many, it was especially shocking coming on the eve of commemorations marking Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogroms against German Jews.

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Lock Williamson suffered a hand injury after coming on as an early replacement following Scott Cummings' red card, while flanker Brown, who did not feature at Murrayfield, has a rib injury.

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Take Leeds, for example, where some locals claim they've had to endure “ghost buses” - they’re advertised as coming on live displays at bus stops, but never do.

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"I enjoy people coming on to me to see what I’ve been catching," he said.

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Ferrari are certainly coming on strong in the final phase of this season, following an upgrade introduced at the Italian Grand Prix that has clearly been very effective.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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