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But it's not unique
There have been a few singularities before, and may be more in the future. There's only one "next signularity" but I would not capitalize it.
A Vingean singularity is *not* "going to infinity." In fact, from the point of view of those after the singularity, they may not even be able to be sure about exactly when it was. During the great leap forward, often attributed to the rapid development of complex language, can you point to a place where things went to infinity?