next up

First in queue

Next up signals what's coming immediately after the current item in a sequence.

It's used to introduce the following segment, performer, topic, or task: Next up, we have a comedian from Detroit.

The phrase implies an ordered queue—whether in broadcasting, presentations, sports lineups, or casual conversation about plans: What's next up on your to-do list?

Related

wait · your turn · waiting in the wings · batter's box · line · act · successor · spotlight · on tap · approaching · on the horizon · coming soon · imminent · anticipation · stage · then · onward · soon

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Opposites
sequence position

next upprevious

Occurring before another

preceding · prior · former · at the end · last

temporal immediacy

next upover and done

Totally completed, ended

long gone · far off · distant future

status in queue

next updone

No longer in progress

completed · crossed off · last in line · on deck

Family

up, next, update, upgrade, uproot, upscale, upturn, uprise

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G