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incoming

  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/

coming (or about to come) in; arriving.

Example

“Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.”

Other meanings

  1. Succeeding to an office or other position.

    “The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.”

Example sentences

  • “Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “incoming” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.