incoming
coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.
newly arrived or received: incoming mail; incoming orders.
the act of coming in; arrival; advent: the incoming of spring.
Usually incomings. funds received; revenue.
Origin of incoming
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How to use incoming in a sentence
I heard the in-coming tide gurgling in the channel outside, and returned to Carette much puzzled.
Carette of Sark | John OxenhamWhat was the adjusted frame for the first view that the marksman had of the President's stand-in coming out from under the tree?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe conversation was interrupted, at that moment, by the in-coming of First Sergeant Gray.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving HancockThese, of course, joined the in-coming human stream as soon as the race became fully physical.
The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria | W. Scott-ElliotAt their first in-coming the Devil says, Quum literarum, is good Latine.
British Dictionary definitions for incoming
/ (ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ) /
coming in; entering
about to come into office; succeeding
(of interest, dividends, etc) being received; accruing
the act of coming in; entrance
(usually plural) income or revenue
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