(adj) of the relatively near future, Syn. upcoming, coming, forthcoming, Example:the approaching election; this coming Thursday; the forthcoming holidays; the upcoming spring fashions
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. (Hort.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach. [ 1913 Webster ]