collision course

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of collision course¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

This could put prediction markets and sports-betting companies on a collision course.

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Five years later it was one of the largest firms in Yugoslavia and on a collision course with Marshal Tito, country's communist dictator.

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It was clear then that the Eurovision Song Contest and Russia were on a collision course.

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It’s clear after only two games, Serra is on a collision course to face Sierra Canyon in an Oct.

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But does that mean the White House is really on a "collision course" with the Kremlin over Ukraine?

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