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oncoming

[ on-kuhm-ing, awn- ]

adjective

  1. approaching; nearing:

    the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season.

  2. emerging:

    the oncoming generation of leaders.



noun

  1. approach; onset:

    the oncoming of winter.

oncoming

/ ˈɒˌʌɪŋ /

adjective

  1. coming nearer in space or time; approaching
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the approach or onset

    the oncoming of winter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oncoming1

1835–45; on + coming, after verb phrase come on
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The tram had no time to react as Rehman had ignored the stop and warning signs and driven straight into the oncoming vehicle, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Nathaniel Fisher Sr. is driving as he reaches for a cigarette he'd just lied to his wife about smoking, and cruises his car in front of an oncoming bus.

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Roughly 40 minutes later, Matangi caused a collision after turning into oncoming traffic exiting southbound U.S.

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Orchard Hills is designed with numerous levels of defense for an oncoming fire: in the open land surrounding the neighborhood, in the yards and in the homes themselves.

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Monday, CHP officers responded to “reports of a male subject throwing rocks toward oncoming vehicles” near Gilman Springs Road east of State Route 79, the statement said.

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