in·com·ing
ˈin-ˌkə-miŋ 
1
: taking a new place or position especially as part of a succession
the incoming president
2
: just starting or beginning
the incoming year
3
: coming in : arriving
an incoming ship
incoming mail
1
: the act of coming in : arrival
2
: income sense 1
—usually used in plural
Examples of incoming in a Sentence
Adjective
All incoming phone calls are monitored for quality control.
Noun
the endless succession of incomings had us wondering how we would ever find room for everyone
the company's incomings from its brick-and-mortar stores, online sales, and website advertising
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Monitor Regulatory Developments As the post-quantum era approaches, enterprises can expect incoming compliance mandates related to PQC.
—Anurag Lal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The new No 9? Referring back to the jigsaw puzzle, a Darwin Nunez exit and no striker incoming makes Wirtz playing as a false nine more probable.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Adjective
On April 15, the date of the recent Maple Leafs/Sabres matchup, incoming passenger vehicle crossings were down 23.6 percent from the game in December, down 32.3 percent from the March 2024 game and down 18.1 percent from the December 2023 game.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Monitor Regulatory Developments As the post-quantum era approaches, enterprises can expect incoming compliance mandates related to PQC.
—Anurag Lal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
That argument can help rationalize the Islanders’ decision to make this trade in the first place, with Matthew Schaefer incoming.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The new No 9? Referring back to the jigsaw puzzle, a Darwin Nunez exit and no striker incoming makes Wirtz playing as a false nine more probable.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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