emerging trends

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   New patterns of change that are starting to become noticeable in a market, industry, or society.

   Grammar: Plural: takes a plural verb, as in 'Emerging trends are changing the industry.'

   Patterns

   • emerging trends in something
   • identify emerging trends
   • follow emerging trends
   • the latest emerging trends

   The report identifies three emerging trends in online education.

   Investors watch emerging trends in technology before putting money into new companies.

   One of the emerging trends in retail is shopping by phone.

2. 2noununcountable

   The activity or topic of studying such new patterns, often as a subject of research.

   Grammar: Used without a plural verb when it names a field: 'Emerging trends is a popular conference topic.'

   Patterns

   • research into emerging trends
   • a study of emerging trends

   Her research focuses on emerging trends in consumer behavior.

   The conference is all about emerging trends in medicine.

Common combinations

emerging trends in technology

Emerging trends in technology often appear first in small startups.

identify emerging trends

Analysts try to identify emerging trends before they become obvious.

keep up with emerging trends

Teachers must keep up with emerging trends in their subject.

the latest emerging trends

The magazine publishes a yearly list of the latest emerging trends.

Synonyms and how they differ

new developments

This is wider and can mean any recent change, while emerging trends suggests a direction that is still growing.

current trends

Current trends are happening now; emerging trends are just beginning and may become bigger.

Word family

emerge verb

To come out or become known.

emerging adjective

New and still developing, as in 'emerging markets'.

trend noun

A general direction in which something is changing.

Commonly confused: emerging trends or emergency trends?

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