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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Zohran Mamdani has emerged from the mayoral election as New Yorkers' top choice at the ballot box and may be on a collision course with the White House over immigration policies.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
But this worsening food crisis now on a collision course with the issue Democrats are holding firm to fix in this shutdown, looming, skyrocketing health care costs for some 20 million Americans insured through the Affordable Care Act.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
However, watching the slow and steady movement of a horrific storm on a collision course with my beloved land over the last several days was agonizing.
—Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
The stalwarts Mahomes and Allen are still at the head of the pack, and on a collision course in Week 9 as the Chiefs travel to Buffalo for an AFC Championship Game rematch.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
But this worsening food crisis now on a collision course with the issue Democrats are holding firm to fix in this shutdown, looming, skyrocketing health care costs for some 20 million Americans insured through the Affordable Care Act.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
However, watching the slow and steady movement of a horrific storm on a collision course with my beloved land over the last several days was agonizing.
—Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
The stalwarts Mahomes and Allen are still at the head of the pack, and on a collision course in Week 9 as the Chiefs travel to Buffalo for an AFC Championship Game rematch.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 28 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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