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coming vs run-up

run-up vs coming

coming and run-up both are nouns.

coming is an adjective but run-up is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coming Yes Yes No No
run-up Yes No No No
As nouns, run-up is a hyponym of coming; that is, run-up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coming:
  • coming: the act of drawing spatially closer to something
  • run-up: the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
Other hyponyms of coming include access, closing, closure, landing approach.
coming (noun) run-up (noun)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
coming (adjective) run-up (adjective)
of the relatively near future
Difference between coming and run-up

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