come on

— Phrasal Verb with come

/kʌm/ verb (past tense came, past participle come)

Definition

START › to start to happen or work: The heating comes on at six in the morning. I've got a cold coming on.

MAKE PROGRESS › to make progress: How's your new novel coming on?

Come on! informal › used to encourage someone to do something, to hurry, to try harder, etc: Come on! We're going to be late.

DISAGREEMENT › used to tell someone that you do not agree with them, do not believe them, etc: Come on Bob! You made the same excuse last week.

(Definition of come on from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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