coming down the pike
On the way
Coming down the pike means approaching or about to arrive.
The pike is a turnpike—a road—so what's coming down it will reach you soon: There are some big changes coming down the pike.
The phrase often signals something significant or inevitable on the horizon.
Sometimes confused with "coming down the pipe," which works similarly but suggests a pipeline or channel.
- arriveReach a destination
- imminentAbout to occur
- just around the cornerVery close temporally
- forthcomingSoon to appear
- in the pipelinePlanned but not ready
expected · approach · pending · anticipated · future · what's next · upcoming · looming · by and by · heads-up · brewing · see you soon · on the horizon · over the hill · on deck · about to happen · headlights · in store
coming down the pikelong gone
Departed very long ago
come and gone · water under the bridge · in the past · over and done with · ancient history
coming down the pikepresent
Gift or current moment
arrived · established · current · existing · at hand
coming down the pikefading away
Gradual disappearance from perception
on the way out · disappearing · dying out · phasing out · winding down