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upcoming

Upcoming, spelled as one word, is an overused adjective that can be replaced by such synonyms as coming, next, forthcoming, approaching or about to happen.

  • We will need extra copies of that paper for the next (upcoming) meeting.
  • There are other interviews scheduled in the coming (not upcoming) week.