on a collision course
idiom
: moving so as to crash into each other if one or the other does not change direction
The two airplanes were on a collision course.
—often + withThe comet was on a collision course with the planet.
—often used figurativelyThe government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.
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The system gives pilots two aural alerts when an unauthorized aircraft enters the runway on a collision course with the authorized aircraft.
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Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Royals and Mariners remain on a collision course.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
But those steps have now put them on a collision course with the governor and the powerful real-estate industry closely aligned with his administration, which has pushed back at every turn.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Soaring across America, Goggins pours over Mike White‘s third season, on a collision course with a dark fate meant to unfold in Thailand.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Royals and Mariners remain on a collision course.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
But those steps have now put them on a collision course with the governor and the powerful real-estate industry closely aligned with his administration, which has pushed back at every turn.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Soaring across America, Goggins pours over Mike White‘s third season, on a collision course with a dark fate meant to unfold in Thailand.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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“On a collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20collision%20course. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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