Learn English – “Come up in the next half hour”

phrase-meaning

I often hear the phrase "(something) coming up in the next half hour" when I hear a radio. "(something)" means a specific piece of news there.

As far as I understand that phrase is used to introduce what we will hear in the next half an hour. But, according to this definition it's a bit strange, I mean how can we ever relate "unexpectedly appeared" to that context?

Best Answer

Have a look at definition 1.1 on that same page:

come up: (Of a specified time or event) approach or draw near: she’s got exams coming up

In this definition, the time is known and the event is expected. This definition applies to the context of a radio announcer saying (some news item) is coming up in the next half hour.

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