on a collision course

phrase

: 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 + with

The comet was on a collision course with the planet.

—often used figuratively

The government's policies are putting us on a collision course with economic disaster.

Examples of on a collision course in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With electoral and financial forces at odds, equity markets and national politics could be on a collision course in November over the fate of the AI buildout, and some analysts say the fallout could persist well beyond the election. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Just like last year, the ThunderWolves are on a collision course with Western Colorado for the RMAC title. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

This dislodges an ice shelf the size of Maryland (nicknamed Judy) and sets it on a collision course with the coast of Norway—a disaster that would see massive tidal waves destroying much of the European coast. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

During a long day of baseball in the Bronx, the Yankees and Rays both took one game apiece in the day-night doubleheader between the top two teams in the American League — and teams that are on a collision course as potential ALDS opponents. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on a collision course

• bourse
• coarse
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse
• source
• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce