next-generation

adjective

next-gen·​er·​a·​tion ˈnekst-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-shən 

variants or less commonly next generation

: of or relating to a potential, forthcoming, or brand-new version of an existing product or technology : next-gen

The older hardware companies don't have the field to themselves. They're being challenged by waves of start-ups with next-generation technology.

—Bethany McLean

The finding has added fuel to a long-standing dispute over the Navy's next-generation sonar technology—a system that environmentalists say poses grave risks to marine mammals.

—David Kohn

Mr. [Lewis] Dale [General Motor's director of public policy] said the world's largest automaker spent $1 billion on electric vehicle and fuel cell research and prototype production in the past decade. He said GM doesn't want to make just 50,000 next generation vehicles, but rather sell millions.

—Mike Pare

Examples of next-generation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Salyut 1 and its other six renditions (seven in total) informed engineers for the next-generation module called Mir. —Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024

Automotive News first reported that Nissan had paused U.S. production plans for its first next-generation electric vehicles. —Reuters, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024

Fortunately, a series of next-generation observatories are set to come online in the next few years — including one named after an American astronomer, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, which will spot millions of faint and previously undiscovered asteroids . —Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 20 May 2024

The new license clears the way for SpaceX to expand sales of the next-generation Starlink equipment in the US to more use cases. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 20 May 2024

By Ashleigh Furlong / Bloomberg May 20, 2024 4:50 AM EDT AstraZeneca Plc plans to build a $1.5 billion manufacturing facility in Singapore to make antibody-drug conjugates as the U.K. drugmaker pushes to beef up its ability to produce the next-generation cancer treatments. —TIME, 20 May 2024

Nvidia’s unveiling in March of its new Blackwell chip has prompted some analysts to expect a slowdown during the transition from its older H100 chips to the next-generation models, which are expected to become publicly available later this year. —Byjason Ma, Fortune, 19 May 2024

For instance, a 2023 study notes that next-generation MRI scanners using powerful 7 T magnets could yield a resolution of just 0.35 millimeters. —IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024

The document also hints at Qualcomm’s timing for its next-generation Snapdragon chips for laptops. —Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above