1. coming on - Verb
2. coming on - Adverb
coming on
Almost, nearly, nigh on.
coming on
present participle of come on
It was nice standing out in the darkness, in the damp grass, with spring coming on and a feeling in my heart of imminent disaster. Michael Chabon
As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me. Christine Keeler
You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os. Oscar Robertson
People think I'm a freemason, and I'm not. People think I believe the end of the world is coming on 21 December 2012, and I don't. Graham Hancock
My friends are gone and my hair is grey. I ache in places I used to play. And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on. I'm just paying my rent every day in the tower of song. Leonard Cohen
Universities won't survive. The future is outside the traditional campus, outside the traditional classroom. Distance learning is coming on fast. Peter Drucker