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Incoming
//ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ// adj, intj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Coming (or about to come) in; arriving. not-comparable
"Incoming tides cause a tidal bore in many rivers."
- 2 Succeeding to an office or other position. not-comparable
"The incoming prime minister gave a press conference."
Adjective
- 1 entering upon a position of office vacated by another wordnet
- 2 arriving at a place or position wordnet
Intj
- 1 A warning that something is coming towards the addressee, especially enemy artillery fire.
Noun
- 1 The act of coming in; arrival. countable
- 2 the act of entering wordnet
- 3 Enemy fire directed at oneself. uncountable
"Volume, however, was only part of the story because the incoming was almost always the heavier stuff. The hill received little 60mm or 82mm mortar fire but a deluge of 120mm mortar and 100mm artillery rounds."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).
Etymology 2
From in (adverb) + coming (adjective).
Etymology 3
From Middle English incomming, in comyng, in-comyng, incomyng, in-comynge, incomynge, inne comyng, yn comyng, equivalent to in (adverb) + coming (noun).
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