"Christmas is coming" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas is coming.wav [Southern-England], en-au-Christmas is coming.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Christmas + is + coming Etymology templates: {{m|en|Christmas}} Christmas, {{m|en|is}} is, {{m|en|coming}} coming Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} Christmas is coming
  1. (set phrase, figuratively) Used as a reminder or warning regarding an impending deadline. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Time

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