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.
Examples of on a collision course in a Sentence
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In many respects, Iran and Israel have been on a collision course for nearly half a century.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza.
—Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2024
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
—Josef Federman and Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
With the Clippers at No. 4 and New Orleans at No. 5, the teams are on a collision course to meet in the playoffs.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The pair set out to learn more about their late father, a quest which sets them on a collision course with Monarch.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023
But a revolt among moderates and GOP lawmakers in at-risk seats put that sect of the party on a collision course with the conservative ideologues.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
This has put them on a collision course with the provincial governments which had already sounded the alarm during the congressional battle over the omnibus bill.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
No, there is no indication that Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is on a collision course with Earth.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in Gaza.
—Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2024
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course throughout Israel’s six-month war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
—Josef Federman and Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
With the Clippers at No. 4 and New Orleans at No. 5, the teams are on a collision course to meet in the playoffs.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
The pair set out to learn more about their late father, a quest which sets them on a collision course with Monarch.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023
But a revolt among moderates and GOP lawmakers in at-risk seats put that sect of the party on a collision course with the conservative ideologues.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
This has put them on a collision course with the provincial governments which had already sounded the alarm during the congressional battle over the omnibus bill.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
No, there is no indication that Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is on a collision course with Earth.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
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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 5 May. 2024.
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