incoming
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).
- Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.
“Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers.”
“Underneath a black cliff where the incoming tide smashed on the shingle, they stumbled upon the mail hood of Hrothgar's murdered vassal.”
- Succeeding to an office or other position.
“The incoming prime minister gave a press conference.”
intj
Etymology: From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).
- A warning that something is coming towards the addressee, especially enemy artillery fire.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English incomming, in comyng, in-comyng, incomyng, in-comynge, incomynge, inne comyng, yn comyng, equivalent to in (adverb) + coming (noun).
- The act of coming in; arrival.
- Enemy fire directed at oneself.
“Volume, however, was only part of the story because the incoming was almost always the heavier stuff. The hill received little 60mm or 82mm mortar fire but a deluge of 120mm mortar and 100mm artillery rounds.”
“I'll never forget the sight of those cannoneers standing at their guns firing back while the incoming was hitting all over. That was artillery's mission.”