up-and-coming

up-and-coming
up-and-coming
Fig. enterprising and alert. •

Jane is a hard worker—really up-and-coming.

Bob is also an up-and-coming youngster who is going to become well known.

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{adj. phr.} Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious. * /The newly elected state senator is an up-and-coming young politician who is expected to be highly successful in national politics in the future./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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