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up-and-coming
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up-and-com·ing (pn-kmng)
adj.
Showing signs of advancement and ambitious development: an up-and-coming executive; an up-and-coming neighborhood.
up-and-comer n.
up-and-coming
adj
promising continued or future success; enterprising
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.up-and-coming - working hard to promote an enterprise
gumptious, industrious, energetic
enterprising - marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"
up-and-coming
adjective promising, ambitious, go-getting (informal), pushing, eager Phoenix at that time, was an up-and-coming actor.
Translations
up-and-coming [ˈʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] ADJ → prometedor, con futuro
up-and-coming
adj city → aufstrebend; an up-and-coming actor/star → ein Schauspieler/Star, der im Kommen ist
up-and-coming [ˌʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] adj → promettente
up-and-coming [ˌʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] adj → promettente


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