collision course

noun

: a course (as of moving bodies or antithetical philosophies) that will result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered

Examples of collision course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The aim of the DART mission was to test whether an impact could divert an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

In the original cut, these notions of destiny, as laid out by Rama’s chat with Bharat, set the protagonist and antagonist on an unavoidable collision course. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

Despite being separated by four million light-years, the gravitational pull inside NGC 7253 is strong enough that the two cosmic neighborhoods are on an inescapable collision course. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026

The airplane that took off Tuesday was climbing above Marine One as the helicopter approached, so the two aircraft were not on a collision course. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for collision course

• bourse
• coarse
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse
• source
• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce