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Definition of up-and-coming adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

up-and-coming

adjective

/ˌʌp ən ˈkʌmɪŋ/

/ˌʌp ən ˈkʌmɪŋ/

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likely to be successful and popular in the future
- up-and-coming young actors
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Up-and-coming is used with these nouns:
artist
musician
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