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run-up vs coming

coming vs run-up

run-up and coming both are nouns.

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

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

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