up and coming
On the rise
Up and coming describes someone or something gaining prominence and likely to succeed: an up and coming actor, an up and coming neighborhood.
The phrase suggests momentum—not yet arrived but clearly on the way.
Also spelled up-and-coming.
- enterprisingShowing initiative and drive
- promisingShowing signs of success
- risingAct of ascending
- emergingComing into view
- fresh faceUntried newcomer to spotlight
trendsetter · diamond in the rough · protégé · whiz kid · breakthrough · newcomer · ones to watch · making waves · prodigy · young blood · potential · bright future · game-changer · burgeoning · apprentice · modernizing · forward-thinking · innovative
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
up and comingwashed-up
No longer successful
has-been · past one's prime · over the hill · on the decline · fading
up and comingestablished
Formally set up
entrenched · well-established · veteran · old guard · seasoned
coming, come, upward, upwards, uppish, uppermost, comers, incoming, upcoming