the coming decades vs the upcoming decades

Both 'the coming decades' and 'the upcoming decades' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to refer to the decades that will follow the present time.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

the coming decades

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the decades that will follow the present time.

This phrase is used to indicate the decades that are approaching or will happen in the future.

Examples:

In the coming decades, technology will advance rapidly.
The challenges we face in the coming decades are significant.

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They will likely face hundreds of billions of Euros in costs per year in the coming decades.
In November 2008 the European Commission published its Demography Report which outlined the challenges Europe will be facing in the coming decades as a result of an aging population.
They are enormous responsibilities because they relate to the way people will lead their lives over the coming decades.
We all know the importance of China as an economic partner and a political player in the world in the coming decades.
In the coming decades, we will see opportunities arising for more and more cross-border activities in new areas.
In the coming decades Europe's economic and social development will depend on an influx of new economic migrants.
Hence the initiative we took on Parliament's STOA Panel, drawing up energy scenarios for the coming decades, using 2030 as a base reference.
It is tomorrow's innovations that will enable Europe to cope with the major economic, social and environmental challenges of the coming decades.
The scientific and technological choices we make today determine to a great extent what our societies will look like in the coming decades.
The long-term budgetary impact of ageing is lower than the EU average, with a limited increase in pension expenditure over the coming decades, influenced by the pension reforms already enacted.
The Committee considers the sustainable development strategy as the overarching political objective for the coming decades.
People are thus crucial to ensuring that the EU remains competitive globally and is able to meet the main challenges it will face in the coming decades.
Water will be a crucial issue for the Middle East in the coming decades.
Water is one of the most valuable natural resources and one which will gain in importance in the coming decades.
The development of medical technologies and therapies is the second challenge which the health care systems will have to tackle in the coming decades.
The consequence is that the EU's dependence on imports will reach around 95% in the coming decades, according to the Commission's data.
Anyone who looks at the figures for old age in all continents notices that Europe will have by far the greatest number of old people in the coming decades.
In the case of climate change, we cannot allow ourselves to repeat this mistake if we want to prevent dangerous and possibly catastrophic economic and social consequences in the coming decades.
Alzheimer's is a disease that will inevitably become more common with the expected ageing of the European population: seven million Europeans are affected today, and that figure will probably double in the coming decades.
The ageing population in the EU means that in the coming decades there will have to be a significant amount of immigration, from both the South and the East.

Alternatives:

the future decades
the forthcoming decades
the upcoming years
the following decades
the subsequent decades

the upcoming decades