From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishup-and-comingˌup-and-ˈcoming adjective [only before noun] SUCCESSFULlikely to become successful or popular up-and-coming young artists
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up-and-coming• Live work for an up-and-coming artist is vital.• Henry Fitzhugh aims for a deliberate mix of obscure or up-and-coming artists with the glitterati of the art world.• an up-and-coming Broadway actor• an award for the best up-and-coming comic actress• An up-and-coming composer would probably welcome the opportunity to write music in a religious idiom.• But Arnold Thomas smelled a bigger profit from the up-and-coming developers who were looking to build back-to-backs for the mill-workers.• Susannah York was a young up-and-coming leading lady who had a major part in the film.• It is an opportunity to expand the responsibilities of John Langley, an up-and-coming salesman getting some great results in the north.• The role of Elaine Robinson went to the pretty, auburn-haired, hazel-eyed 25-year-old Katharine Ross, an up-and-coming star.• Many up-and-coming young players have trials for the national football team. 