up-and-coming

English

Alternative forms

• up and coming

Pronunciation

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Adjective

up-and-coming (comparative more up-and-coming, superlative most up-and-coming)

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

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

Related terms

• up-and-comer

Translations

emerging, aspiring

• French: émergent (fr), prometteur (fr)
• German: aufstrebend (de), ehrgeizig (de), vielversprechend (de)
• Greek: ανερχόμενος (el) (anerchómenos)
• Hungarian: feltörekvő (hu)
• Spanish: en alza

See also

• on the up
• upcoming