incoming

[in-kuhm-ing]

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adjective

coming in; arriving: the incoming tide.

newly arrived or received: incoming mail; incoming orders.

succeeding, as an officeholder: the incoming mayor.

accruing, as profit.

entering, beginning, etc.: all incoming students.

Chiefly British. immigrant.

Scot. ensuing.

noun

the act of coming in; arrival; advent: the incoming of spring.

Usually incomings. funds received; revenue.

Origin of incoming

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at in, coming

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Related Words for incoming

approaching, elected, coming, future, elect, designate, new, next, to-be

Examples from the Web for incoming

Contemporary Examples of incoming

“The incoming Republican majority in the Senate was built on opposition to executive amnesty,” said Holler.
The Coming GOP Freakout Over Immigration
Patricia Murphy
November 20, 2014
Hutchinson, the incoming governor, has said he needs time to decide what his position is on the plan.
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Monica Potts
November 10, 2014
At times, the incoming Reagan administration seemed to blame the victims.
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Raymond Bonner
November 10, 2014
More than 40 percent of incoming freshman said that a campus visit and social activities affected their choice.
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November 5, 2014
That morning, Israeli Air Force launched Operation Pillar of Defense in response to hundreds of incoming rockets from Gaza.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos
Itay Hod
November 4, 2014

Historical Examples of incoming

The pilot of the incoming plane was there, too, and the radio man.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930
Various
Every entry will be closely watched for the incoming cargo of whisky.
The Law-Breakers
Ridgwell Cullum
For a while I puzzled over the significance of this outgoing and incoming.
Tales of Fishes
Zane Grey
"That's only the smoke from some incoming steamer," returned Ben.
Dave Porter At Bear Camp
Edward Stratemeyer
Susy, I just believe you saw his live, shining face on an incoming wave!
Janet of the Dunes
Harriet T. Comstock

British Dictionary definitions for incoming

incoming

adjective

coming in; entering

about to come into office; succeeding

(of interest, dividends, etc) being received; accruing

noun

the act of coming in; entrance

(usually plural) income or revenue

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Word Origin and History for incoming

late 14c., "action of coming in," from in + coming. As a present participle adjective, from 1753. Of game, from 1892; transferred in World War I to artillery; as a warning cry of incoming shellfire, it seems to date to the U.S. war in Vietnam (1968).