inbound

[in-bound]

adjective

1. inward bound.

   inbound ships.

inbound

/ ˈɪnˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. coming in; inward bound

   an inbound ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of inbound¹

First recorded in 1890–95; in- ¹ + -bound ²

Example Sentences

He explained that air defense systems now have to account for drones in addition to aircraft and inbound ballistic missiles.

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Bernstein’s Mark Moerdler noted that he’s gotten “not surprisingly, a very large quantity of inbound calls from our clients who have been struggling to understand, model and value the new Oracle.”

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After a drop the month before, imports rose 0.9% from July to C$66.91 billion, though that was largely thanks to inbound shipments of gold.

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“We have a helo inbound, three point five minutes out,” the camera operator said.

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She went coast-to-coast off the inbound, slashing her way to the rim and hitting a floater.

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