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up-and-coming

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up-and-comĀ·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
Adjective
likely to be successful in the future; promising
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.up-and-coming - working hard to promote an enterprise
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
Translations
up-and-coming [ʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] adjprometedor(a)
up-and-coming [ʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] adjplein(e) d'avenir or de promesses
up-and-coming [ʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] adj [actor, company etc] → kommend
up-and-coming [ˈʌpəndˈkʌmɪŋ] adjpieno/a di promesse, promettente


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