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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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Her upcoming retirement, announced only weeks after Mamdani’s election, clears the way for a primary in her deep-blue district in Brooklyn and Queens, which broke heavily for the incoming democratic socialist mayor.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Gregg Evans, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The Boston region is in for a few showers and a cold front incoming in the next week, with Veterans Day looking to be a bitterly cold and windy day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
As the incoming mayor began to answer, the president laughed and cut him off.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Her upcoming retirement, announced only weeks after Mamdani’s election, clears the way for a primary in her deep-blue district in Brooklyn and Queens, which broke heavily for the incoming democratic socialist mayor.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
Despite a huge overhaul in which up to £710million ($933m) was exchanged on incomings and outgoings, Liverpool insisted both Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni were central to their future plans.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
The Boston region is in for a few showers and a cold front incoming in the next week, with Veterans Day looking to be a bitterly cold and windy day, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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