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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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
To this end, consumers are waiting for the global rollout of the Meta Ray-Ban Display model, which integrates a display in the right lens to show wearers incoming messages, previews of photos to capture, video calls and visual AI information.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Milan Games will mark his sixth Olympics stint, so Tirico’s not exactly heading out into uncharted waters, but next Sunday’s assignment cements the 59-year-old’s status as a committed—portmanteau incoming—workaholic.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
In Gallup’s roughly 80 years of polling, Trump’s approval toward the end of his first calendar year in office (36%) was lower than any other incoming president at the same point in time (only matched by Trump himself in his first term).
—Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
To this end, consumers are waiting for the global rollout of the Meta Ray-Ban Display model, which integrates a display in the right lens to show wearers incoming messages, previews of photos to capture, video calls and visual AI information.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
One of his final acts in charge was to tell journalists not to expect any incomings or outgoings before the February 2 deadline.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The Milan Games will mark his sixth Olympics stint, so Tirico’s not exactly heading out into uncharted waters, but next Sunday’s assignment cements the 59-year-old’s status as a committed—portmanteau incoming—workaholic.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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