1. (

• approach ,
• approaching ,
• coming ,

) the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" ;

2. (

• advent ,
• coming ,

) arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer" ;

3. (

• approach ,
• approaching ,
• coming

) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" ;

4. (

• orgasm ,
• climax ,
• sexual_climax ,
• coming

) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse ;

1. (

• approaching ,
• coming ,
• forthcoming ,
• upcoming

) of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" ;