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incoming

/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Incoming means: arriving at a place or position.

Synonyms for incoming15

noun, as in the act of entering

entrance, entering, entry, ingress

adjective, as in arriving at a place or position

inbound, inward, designate, elect, future, next, succeeding, in, inflowing, influent, inpouring

Opposites of incoming

outgoing

What does incoming mean?3

adjective

1

arriving at a place or position“incoming class”

2

entering upon a position of office vacated by another“the incoming president”

noun

1

the act of entering“she made a grand entrance”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Incoming in a sentence

  • Incoming mail can be sorted by name, date, or title.mailohilohi
  • Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave.AmarMecheri
  • Ziri saw a truck in the incoming lane.Amastan
  • There was no incoming call in the phone's memory.Amastan
  • Yanni almost ran into an incoming car.Amastan
  • Sami and Layla were incoming freshmen.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of incoming

as a noun

plural
incomings