adjective

due to happen or just beginning.

work is due to start in the coming year

forthcoming,imminent,impending,approaching,advancing,nearing,near,future,expected,anticipated,close,(close) at hand,in store,in the wind,in the air,in the offing,in the pipeline,on the horizon,on the way,on us,about to happen,on the cards

noun

an arrival or approach.

the coming of a new age

approach,advance,advent,arrival,nearing,looming,appearance,emergence,materialization,surfacing,birth,rise,start,onset