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have it coming

have it coming verb: to deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.

Verb

have it coming (third-person singular simple present has it coming, present participle having it coming, simple past and past participle had it coming)

  1. (idiomatic) To deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.
    • You had that coming (to you).
    • He was on his first vacation in ten years and he figured he had it coming to him.1940 February 5, “Manufacturing: Done with Mirrors”, in Time, archived from the original on 25 May 2009

Forms of have it coming

third-person singular presenthas it coming
present participlehaving it coming
past participlehad it coming
pasthad it coming

Questions about have it coming

What does have it coming mean?
Have it coming means to deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.
What part of speech is have it coming?
Have it coming is a verb.
What is the past tense of have it coming?
The past tense of have it coming is had it coming.

Words near have it coming in the dictionary

  1. have it
  2. have it all
  3. have it away
  4. have it bad
  5. have it both ways
  6. have it coming
  7. have it easy
  8. have it going on
  9. have it in for
  10. have it in one
  11. have it large

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