collision course

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noun

a course or path of a vehicle, projectile, etc., that, if unchanged, will lead to a collision with another object.

any plan, attitude, or course of action that leads to a confrontation or conflict with another.

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Origin of collision course

First recorded in 1940–45

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How to use collision course in a sentence

However, in using her light hue for convenience, she is thrust down a collision course that leaves her barreling toward Clare.
Colorism Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg In ‘Passing’|Brande Victorian|February 1, 2021|Essence.com
The Gonzaga men’s basketball program is on a collision course with history.
Gonzaga has a good chance to go undefeated and win the national championship|Neil Greenberg|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Unlike last winter, when the Washington Nationals and Ryan Zimmerman were on another collision course, Mike Rizzo now sees first base as a way to really upgrade his offense.
Ryan Zimmerman wants to play. The Nats need first basemen. But it’s not so simple.|Jesse Dougherty|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Given a set of particles on a collision course, you can use their properties to construct a geometric object — the amplituhedron.
A Mathematician’s Unanticipated Journey Through the Physical World|Kevin Hartnett|December 16, 2020|Quanta Magazine

For years Salesforce has been setting itself on a collision course with Microsoft over the fast-growing and highly lucrative “cloud” market.
Why Salesforce wants to slurp up Slack|rhhackettfortune|November 25, 2020|Fortune
In November, Kiir dissolved all internal party structures, setting the two men on a collision course.
Before There’s a Genocide: The Slaughter in South Sudan Must Stop|Justine Fleischner, John Prendergast|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The train is once again on a collision course with five innocent people.
Would You Kill the Fat Man? And Other Conundrums|Robert Herritt|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Leaving Bologna would set Hakimi on a collision course with the War on Terror.
The Faces of Guantánamo|Molly Crabapple|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. and Iran are on a collision course, one that ends very badly for everyone involved.
How Netanyahu's Iran Policy Ends Badly|Ali Gharib|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To cap it all, Regev argues that Rabbi Amar and the state of Israel are “on a collision course with world Jewry.”
Why Israel’s Religious Leaders Oppose Reform Judaism|Andrew Apostolou|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Instantly, the searchers moved to close in the arc and meet him on a collision course.
The Memory of Mars|Raymond F. Jones
Shes bound on collision course for Sol, only twenty million miles out now.
A Place in the Sun|C.H. Thames
Democratic ideals and the upward distribution of wealth are on a collision course.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Driving ahead and downward, at maximum power, Phryges swung his ship slowly into a right-angle collision course.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith
That plane steadied on a collision course and let go its wing load of rockets.
Space Platform|Murray Leinster

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