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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The Editors, National Review, 20 July 2025
Usually ruffling feathers is a major concern of incoming chiefs.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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
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Adjective
The product of extensive collaboration with conservative thinkers and activists across the country, the Mandate for Leadership was intended as a practical framework for the incoming Ronald Reagan administration.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 July 2025
Usually ruffling feathers is a major concern of incoming chiefs.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 July 2025
Noun
But the three-window management of finances due to PSR (the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules) did not immediately facilitate the raft of swift incomings that Howe had requested publicly.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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