arrival

[ uh-rahy-vuhl ]

noun

1. an act of arriving; a coming:

   His arrival was delayed by traffic.

   Synonyms: advent

2. the reaching or attainment of any object or condition:

   arrival at a peace treaty.

3. the person or thing that arrives or has arrived:

   First arrivals will be the first seated.

arrival

/ əˈraɪvəl /

noun

1. the act or time of arriving
2. a person or thing that arrives or has arrived
3. the reaching of a condition or objective

Other Words From

• nonar·rival noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrival¹

1350–1400; arrive + -al ²; replacing Middle English arivaille < Middle French

Example Sentences

I was glad, as I thought the arrival of a new party would liven up the night.

From Ozy

The imminent arrival of iOS14 heralds another shakeup in marketing and advertising and brands can expect targeted ad tracking to become redundant.

From Digiday

Once the elevator bell announced our arrival, we were led to a conference room, passing some of Cameron’s private memorabilia along the way.

From Fortune

All patients were screened upon arrival at the hospital with forehead temperature checks and standard questionnaires.

From ProPublica

Even before the arrival of Covid-19, delivery jobs were the fastest growing in the US.

From Quartz

Liu was nearing the 20th anniversary of his arrival in America, having landed from China on Christmas Eve, 1994, at the age of 12.

From The Daily Beast

So, the arrival of a foreign journalist in Belgika merits a town meeting.

From The Daily Beast

A fire truck roars down a city street and people cheer its arrival.

From The Daily Beast

According to the report, the evidence suggested that Mr. Stewart had stopped breathing before his arrival at Bellevue.

From The Daily Beast

Its arrival, experts say, is not just inevitable but imminent.

From The Daily Beast

But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

From Project Gutenberg

It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.

From Project Gutenberg

Liszt gazed at "his Hans," as he calls him, with the fondest pride, and seemed perfectly happy over his arrival.

From Project Gutenberg

To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.

From Project Gutenberg

This was why we resolved, at the time of our arrival, not to baptize any adults unless they were previously well catechized.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• advent
• appearance
• influx
• landing
• meeting
• return