oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkə-miŋ 
ˈän-
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we're looking forward to your oncoming visit
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The medium that the signal travels through alters the signal’s properties as well, as an oncoming train sounds different from the air, with your ear to the ground, or from submerged in a body of water.
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Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
Additionally, a high-pressure ridge that began to develop after the last of the Bay Area’s February storms has taken hold north of the region, causing oncoming storm systems from the Pacific Northwest to take a different path.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The impact was so severe that the victim was thrown into the left lane of the northbound side, where he was hit by an oncoming Dodge Durango operated by a 41-year-old man.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recognizing the imminent danger, Fifield quickly jumped over the adjacent concrete barrier wall moments before the oncoming vehicle, a 2020 Ford Fusion, struck the rear of his patrol car.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
Additionally, a high-pressure ridge that began to develop after the last of the Bay Area’s February storms has taken hold north of the region, causing oncoming storm systems from the Pacific Northwest to take a different path.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The impact was so severe that the victim was thrown into the left lane of the northbound side, where he was hit by an oncoming Dodge Durango operated by a 41-year-old man.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recognizing the imminent danger, Fifield quickly jumped over the adjacent concrete barrier wall moments before the oncoming vehicle, a 2020 Ford Fusion, struck the rear of his patrol car.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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oncoming
adjective
on·com·ing
ˈȯn-ˌkəm-iŋ
ˈän-
: coming nearer
oncoming traffic
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