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 + 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

Manning is a star on a collision course with super stardom and the Longhorns could be a beneficiary next season. —Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026

Honda’s latest motorcycle patent is for a system that would make the bike automatically dodge any vehicle that's bound on a collision course with it. —New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025

The Panthers and Buccaneers have been on a collision course throughout the second half of the season. —Charlotte Observer, 28 Dec. 2025

The clip, coming on the heels of last month’s teaser, positions Harper on a collision course with Yasmin (Marisa Abela), as the two frenemies find themselves on opposite aisles of power plays and psychosexual mind games. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for on a collision course

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