Difference between Coming and Approaching

What is the difference between Coming and Approaching?

Coming as a verb is to move from further away to nearer to. while Approaching as a verb is to come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

Coming

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To move from further away to nearer to.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of arriving; an arrival

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Next. Deserved. Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.

Example sentence: Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with a method. It's delving in.

Approaching

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That approaches or approach.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

Example sentence: We're rapidly approaching a world comprised entirely of jail and shopping.

We hope you now know whether to use Coming or Approaching in your sentence.

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