up next
Following this one
Up next indicates what's coming immediately after the current item in a sequence.
Broadcasting uses it constantly: Up next, the weather.
It appears in playlists, queues, and agendas to signal the following selection.
The phrase implies anticipation—whatever is up next has your attention even before it arrives.
- comingIn the process of approaching
- queueOrdered waiting line
- upcomingSoon to occur
- followingComing after another
- soonIn brief time
after · waiting · anticipation · lineup · schedule · preview · sneak peek · teaser · countdown · broadcast · stay tuned · playlist · episode · commercial · break · sequence · pending · imminent
- future talkgoing to, will do, coming soon, eventually, someday
- Music StreamingSpotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal
- playlistsplaylist, curated playlist, collaborative playlist, shared playlist, tracklist
- sequence wordsfirst, second, third, fourth, fifth
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
up nextpreviously
Before the present moment
last in line · at the end · prior · in progress · former
up nexton the back burner
Low priority, delayed
last in line · low priority · delayed · shelved · tabled
up nextin progress
Currently being done
underway · concluded · finished · wrapped up · over and done