arrival
The act of arriving reaching a certain place.
Example
“The early arrival of the bride created a stir.”
Other meanings
The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
“He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree.”
The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
“The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth.”
Antonyms
- departure
- non-arrival
Related words
- superarrival
- unarrival
- accommodation on arrival
- arrival gate
- arrival lounge
- dead on arrival
- e-arrival
- defective on arrival
- estimated time of arrival
- guaranteed arrival
- interarrival
- new arrival
Word history
From Middle French "arrivaille".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “arrival” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.