Come down the pike

If you say that you can see something coming down the pike, it means that something has appeared or you have noticed it.
If a wormhole suddenly opens up, we may be afraid to know what is coming down the pike.

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English Phrase: Come down the pike

Come down the pike is related to the word turnpike, which I introduced yesterday. 

You know a turnpike is a toll road if you read that post.

It’s possible to use today’s phrase in various ways. 


If you say that you can see something coming down the pike, something has appeared, or you have noticed it.


If you are watching a new drama on Amazon Prime or Netflix and like it, you can say it is one of the best shows to come down the pike in a few years.

You mean it is the best show you have seen or noticed for a long time.

Perhaps you are unsure what the next project will be at your job. 

In that case, you can ask one of your coworkers what’s coming down the pike or what will appear next.

Of course, we can’t predict the future, but we do have an idea of the plan for the future, and therefore, we have a rough idea of what’s coming down the pike.


This post is understandable by someone with at least a 6th-grade education (age 11).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 85.  

The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.



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