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- up-and-coming
up-and-coming
up-and-coming
Fig. enterprising and alert. Jane is a hard worker—really up-and-coming. Bob is also an up-and-coming youngster who is going to become well known.
up-and-coming
becoming more and more successful in a job (always before noun) She founded a summer school for up-and-coming musicians.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Anan (1) | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Jela | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Slovak |
| Caelinus | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Chlothar | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Marcelo | | mahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Hammurabi | | ham-ə-RAH-bee (English) | Ancient Near Eastern, History |