Up-and-coming Definition

ŭpən-kŭmĭng
adjective
Showing signs of advancement and ambitious development.
An up-and-coming executive; an up-and-coming neighborhood.
American Heritage
Enterprising, alert, and promising.
Webster's New World
Gaining in importance or status.
Webster's New World

(idiomatic) Emerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.

The theater likes to feature up-and-coming singers and comedians.
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Up-and-coming Sentence Examples

  • Right now, Xander is the king of the up-and-coming.

  • We've been collaborating with an up and coming designer/ photographer, Imani Waddy, on the vision.

  • They're by an up-and-coming designer from Milan.

  • Steve Poole has kindly produced a flier that you can print out and stick to your fridge as a handy reminder for up-and-coming gigs.

  • Lily Allen, by the way, is the up-and-coming pop songstress of the moment in the UK.

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