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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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Earth's magnetic poles line up in such a way that incoming solar wind streams can connect more effectively with the magnetosphere.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Regarding any incomings, Liverpool center-back Ibrahima Konaté is reportedly a target for the backline, while there is also room, especially if Ceballos leaves, for reinforcements in central midfield.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Comb of many colors At the core of the breakthrough is an optical parametric oscillator (OPO), a resonator that converts incoming laser light into new frequencies using a nonlinear crystal.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Earth's magnetic poles line up in such a way that incoming solar wind streams can connect more effectively with the magnetosphere.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
During a familiarly frenetic summer of incomings and outgoings (hat tip Strasbourg) at Chelsea, new recruit Joao Pedro has made a dream start to life in West London, already dovetailing well with compatriot and teenage star Estevao.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Regarding any incomings, Liverpool center-back Ibrahima Konaté is reportedly a target for the backline, while there is also room, especially if Ceballos leaves, for reinforcements in central midfield.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Incoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incoming. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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