of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"比較的近い将来の近く訪れる
例:The approaching election. 接近している選挙。
the event of one object coming closer to anotherある物体が別の物体に近づくこと接近
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"だんだん近づいてくることの時間的特性接近
the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"何かに空間的に近づく行為近接