come down the pike
Arrive on scene
Come down the pike means to appear or become available, often with the sense of emerging from an unknown future.
The pike refers to a turnpike or road, so what comes down the pike is approaching from somewhere ahead.
The phrase typically appears in contexts about new developments, opportunities, or problems: We'll deal with whatever comes down the pike.
It's sometimes rendered as come down the pipe, though pike is the original form.
- on the horizonSoon to arrive
- around the cornerVery close in time/space
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- approachWay of handling something
- materializeBecome physically present
just around the bend · appear · emerge · in store · debut · surfacing · in the works · looming · introduction · imminent · on the way · development · turnpike · forthcoming · unfolding · occurrence · presentation · in the offing
come down the pikefade away
Diminish gradually to nothing
go by the wayside · disappear · die out · fall by the wayside · run its course
come, comes, coming, comer, comers, down, downs, downed, downing