/ Dictionary / Index U up-and-coming: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: up-and-com•ing Pronunciation: (up'un-kum'ing), [key] — adj. likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: up-and-coming (Thesaurus) up-anchor up-and-down Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language