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noun in·com·ing \ ˈin-ˌkə-miŋ \

Definition of incoming

1 :the act of coming in :arrival

2 :income 2 —usually used in plural

Examples of incoming in a Sentence

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 Web site advertising

Recent Examples of incoming from the Web

Dumoulin, a 17-year-old incoming from Northern Virginia, won the 16th annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (Excel division) in Anaheim, Calif. earlier this week.

— barb darrow, Fortune, "Meet the 17-Year-Old Who Is the Champion of Microsoft Excel," 10 Aug. 2017
Two rounds of match play were scheduled but returning runner-up Alex Rodger completed one, winning 2 and 1 in the round of 32 against incoming Xavier University freshman Griffin Flesch, son of PGA Tour member Steve Flesch.

— marc hardin, Cincinnati.com, "Mother Nature made problems for Friday's Tony Blom Metropolitan Amateur Championship," 23 June 2017
Her fellow incoming freshmen were hip to the story, too.

— jeremy henderson, AL.com, "Incoming Auburn freshman reflects on whirlwind week as viral 'Pizza Girl'," 5 June 2017
My job is just to keep the dish clear of debris and keep being willing to turn it toward the incoming, because stuff is always coming in.

— cindy watts, USA TODAY, "Keith Urban: Just call him Mr. Platinum," 27 Apr. 2017
In 2009-11, five incoming, current or former high school students died by suicide and in 2014 and 2015 four more died that way.

— jacqueline lee, The Mercury News, "Community survey gives snapshot of Palo Alto perception on youth suicide," 23 Mar. 2017
Again and again, huge old books of accounts begin with an invocation to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, then proceed to list endless incomings and outgoings, profits and losses.

— tim parks, New York Times, "One of Florence’s Oldest Families and Its 600-Year Archive," 11 May 2016

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First Known Use of incoming

14th century

incoming Synonyms

Synonyms

advent, appearance, coming, arrival

incoming

adjective

Definition of incoming

1 :coming in :arriving

an incoming ship

incoming mail

2 :taking a new place or position especially as part of a succession

the incoming president

3 :just starting or beginning

the incoming year

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Examples of incoming in a Sentence

All incoming phone calls are monitored for quality control.

Recent Examples of incoming from the Web

In the early days after that disaster, there were fears about disruptions to incoming supplies of coffee and bananas and about Midwest grain normally exported via barges down the Mississippi River.

— neil irwin, The Seattle Times, "Markets signal that Hurricane Harvey won’t crush the economy," 28 Aug. 2017
In the one video that has been made public, Coach Ozell Williams pushes roughly down on incoming freshman Ally Wakefield's shoulders to force her into a full split.

— andrea park, Allure, "Disturbing Video Shows Teen Cheerleaders Being Forced Into Splits By Their Coaches," 25 Aug. 2017
These wider tires require a wider front wing to manipulate the incoming air.

— david grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Why Formula 1 Is Faster, Better, and More Fun to Watch in 2017," 23 Aug. 2017
ICYMI, our latest Sunday column: As Giancarlo Stanton powers through his best season with a majors-leading 46 home runs, the incoming new owners fronted by Derek Jeter should make a priority of committing to making Stanton a career-long Marlin.

— greg cote, miamiherald, "Mayweather-McGregor: Lesser of two evils? Somebody gotta win. Who you want? Vote now," 23 Aug. 2017
Indeed, to use just one example, the fact that the identity of many buyers in New York’s newest condominiums is cloaked by the use of shell companies is unhelpful to anyone claiming that these vast incoming sums are mostly clean money.

— sami j. karam, National Review, "A Different Kind of Border Wall," 21 Aug. 2017
One of the top incoming freshman basketball players in the country, Dangerfield figured she was prepared for life at UConn.

— paul doyle, courant.com, "Lessons As UConn Freshman Learned, Crystal Dangerfield Ready To Step Up," 19 Aug. 2017
Incoming freshman from Baker High School, Nathan Whitton, is expected to step in and make an immediate impact.

— mobile athletics, AL.com, "Men's Cross Country Picked Fourth in SSAC Preseason Coaches' Poll," 11 Aug. 2017
Beginning this school year, incoming Kentucky kindergartners will have had to turn 5 on or before Aug. 1, two months earlier than under the previous rules.

— allison ross, The Courier-Journal, "6 things JCPS parents should know for the new school year," 3 Aug. 2017