- oncoming
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adjective
Date: 1844
1.
a. coming nearer in time or space <the oncoming year> <an oncoming car> b. future <looked forward to his oncoming visit> 2. emergent, rising <the oncoming generation>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
oncoming
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oncoming — adj. moving toward one; approaching. Syn: approaching. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oncoming — n. the beginning or early stages; the onset. Syn: onset. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oncoming — index forthcoming, imminent, onset (commencement), pending (imminent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oncoming — (adj.) 1844, from ON (Cf. on) + coming, prp. of COME (Cf. come) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
oncoming — [adj] impending advancing, approaching, coming, expected, forthcoming, imminent, looming, nearing, onrushing, upcoming; concepts 548,799 Ant. past, preceding … New thesaurus
oncoming — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ approaching from the front; moving towards one … English terms dictionary
oncoming — [än′kum΄iŋ] adj. 1. coming nearer in position or time; approaching 2. coming forth; emerging n. an approach … English World dictionary
oncoming — /on kum ing, awn /, adj. 1. approaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season. 2. emerging: the oncoming generation of leaders. n. 3. approach; onset: the oncoming of winter. [1835 45; ON + COMING, after v. phrase come on] * * … Universalium
oncoming — [[t]ɒ̱nkʌmɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Oncoming means moving towards you. She was thrown from his car after it skidded into the path of an oncoming car. ...the oncoming cold of winter … English dictionary
oncoming — on•com•ing [[t]ˈɒnˌkʌm ɪŋ, ˈɔn [/t]] adj. 1) approaching; nearing: an oncoming train[/ex] 2) emerging: the oncoming generation[/ex] 3) approach; onset: the oncoming of winter[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
