Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have it coming

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: have it -com-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.

Example Sentences

"You had that coming (to you)."
"He was on his first vacation in ten years and he figured he had it coming to him."
"But when the shock had faded, more hard-headed reaction set in. This wasn’t just the feeling that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming."
"Although one might baulk at giving an 83-year-old a hard time, this particular 83-year-old has it coming."

Inflected Forms

has it coming (present, singular) having it coming (participle, present) had it coming (participle, past) had it coming (past)

Phrases

ask for it ask for trouble look for trouble as you make your bed, so you must lie in it be in for burn one's fingers face the music get what one asked for

Frequently Paired Words

ask for it ask for trouble look for trouble as you make your bed, so you must lie in it be in for burn one's fingers face the music get what one asked for

Questions

What does have it coming mean?: To deserve or merit, as the consequences of one's actions.

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