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)

(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

German: aufstrebend, ehrgeizig (de), vielversprechend (de)
Greek: ανερχόμενος (el) (anerchómenos)

Hungarian: feltörekvő (hu)
Spanish: en alza

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