APPROACHING

• (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something

  "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

  synonyms : approach , coming

• (noun) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

  "the approach of winter"

  synonyms : approach , coming

• (noun) the event of one object coming closer to another

  synonyms : approach

• (adj.) of the relatively near future

  "the approaching election", "this coming Thursday", "the forthcoming holidays", "the upcoming spring fashions"

  synonyms : coming , forthcoming , upcoming

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